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Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black)

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Product Highlights

  • Dual LCDs With 1.5" Front LCD, 2.7" Rear
  • High Resolution 14MP Sensor
  • 5x Wide-Angle 26-130mm Optical Zoom Lens
  • 1280x720p HD Video
  • Smart Filter for Creative Special Effect
  • Unique Magic Frame Feature
  • Smart Auto 2.0 Improved Auto Operation
  • Perfect Portrait System
  • Smart Face Recognition Technology
  • Digital Image Stabilization

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Samsung's PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black) lets you in on the fun: the PL120 features a 1.5" LCD screen on the front of the camera, so if you're in a photo, you (and everyone else in the picture) can see how it looks before it's taken. Then, turn the camera around to review the picture on the bright 2.7" LCD screen on the back. The PL120 also has a Children mode with built-in and downloadable animations for the front screen, to keep kids' attention, and a visual countdown for the self-timer so everyone in a group will smile at the same time.

With 14MP of resolution, a 5x wide-angle 26-130mm optical zoom lens, and digital image stabilization, the results will be stunning. Shooting high definition (HD) 1280 x 720p video is quick and easy, with dazzling quality. Smart Filters offer creative options like Tilt & Shift Lens effect for a miniaturized look, Soft Focus for softer colors and a dreamy feeling, and Half-Tone Dot for a comic book look. The Magic Frame feature gives you a choice of frames that bring a different feeling to each photo. Smart Face Recognition technology and the Perfect Portrait System make your people pictures unforgettable. And Smart Auto 2.0 lets you just push the shutter button and know that you'll get optimal settings without a worry.

Twice the Fun With Dual LCDs
The effortless way to get perfect pictures, Samsung's 2View PL120 has a generous 1.5" front-side display so you're part of every image. Preview self-portraits, then click, with you in the frame - easy. Flip the camera around to enjoy photos on the wide 2.7" display. New features change the view on hard-to-capture experiences. Children Mode has built-in and downloadable animation options to keep kids' attention. Jump Shot offers cues before taking two continuous shots. Self-Timer is a visual countdown to coordinate group shots so everyone smiles at the same time. Quickly pressing the top display on/off button efficiently manages power. From now on, no more out-of-the-frame glitches. No more babies caught crying.
Get a Whole New View
Get more from your lens, whether you're shooting a memorable landscape or your friends around a restaurant table. By using the ST65's 27mm wide-angle lens, you instantly cover a whole-horizon field of view. You can now capture full-scale memories of landmarks and landscapes, entire wedding parties and the tallest skyscrapers.
Invent New Looks for Your Images
The PL120's Smart Filter lens and color options lets you get creative with your shots. The Tilt & Shift Lens Effect gives subjects a miniaturized or scale-model look. The Vignetting Effect sets up striking compositional contrast. New special effects include Soft Focus to soften colors and add an emotional feel as well as Half-Tone Dot to enhance images with a comic book look. Palette Effect adds an ultra-vivid vibe and a variety of color options for your images.
Edit Your Own Special Effects
The unique Magic Frame feature allows you to create sophisticated images and poster-quality visuals that express your mood and personality. Just select one of the built-in Magic Frame templates, including Wall Art, Old Film, Ripple, Full Moon, Old Record, Magazine, Holiday, Classic TV and more. Point the camera at the subject you want, match it within the on-screen template and capture. That's it. Your subject now is framed by a special mood and background - like magic.
HD--Quality Video
The PL120 artfully combines a professional-grade still camera with a compact HD video camera. You get 720p HD quality video at 30 frames per second. Use the 5x zoom to get up close and vividly personal.
The Simple Way to Go Pro
Turn any moment into a perfect memory and a professional looking photo. Smart Auto 2.0 (Still & Movie) instantly analyses key elements of your composition then automatically adjusts to capture the perfect shot with a multitude of different photo and movie modes.
It Knows You, and Only Gets Your Best Side
The PL120 isn't just smart in design. With its Smart Face Recognition technology, the PL120 creates brilliance with every snap. And keeps it that way. By knowing up to 20 of your friends and family, it automatically focuses on them first, making sure the most important subjects are always in crystal clarity. And since the PL120 never forgets a face, you can also browse more efficiently by the people you've registered.
Perfect Portrait System
With our unique Perfect Portrait System, you can get beautiful portrait shots in every condition and moment.
Object Highlight
The PL120's new Object Highlight feature manages and adjusts image backgrounds so every face appears crisply front and center. It works just like a digital single lens reflex camera to put the emphasis on the portrait.
Movie Clip
With Audio or without Audio - Zoom mute on / off option: zoom mute off is default (Max Recording time 20 minutes) Size: 1,280 x 720 (30 / 15fps), 640 x 480 (30 / 15fps), 320 x 240 (60 / 30 / 15fps) - Per one file: Max. 4GB Zoom: Optical 5X
Smart Filter 2.0: Palette Effect 1, Palette Effect 2, Palette Effect 3, Palette Effect 4, Miniature, Vignetting, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB
Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Sharpness
Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+
Still Image Features
Mode: Smart Auto, Program, Scene, Movie; Front LCD (Hot Key) - Easy Self Shot: Front LCD (hot Key): Self Portrait, Jump Shot, Children mode; Front Mode Setting Tap: Smile on / off, Children Smile on / off, Children Sound, Front Display demo; Smart Auto: Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Night, Backlight, Landscape, White, Natural Green, BlueSky, Sunset, Macro, Macro Text, Macro Color, Tripod, Action, Fireworks; Scene: Magic Frame, Object Highlight, Beauty shot, Night, Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Back Light, Beach & Snow; Drive: Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture
Effect--Smart Filter2.0: Miniature, Vignetting, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Retro, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB; Image Adjust: Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation (5 steps); Image Adjust: Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation
Edit--Image Edit: Resize, Rotate, Trimming; Smart Filter2.0: Miniature, Vignetting, Soft Focus, Cinema 1, Cinema 2, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB; Image Adjust: Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB, Add Noise
Date Imprinting
Date & Time, Date, Off (user selectable)
TTL Auto Focus
Multi AF, Centre AF, Face Detection AF, Object Tracking AF, Smart Face Recognition AF
System Requirements in General
For Windows--Intel Pentium 4, 3.2GHz or later / AMD Athelon 2.6GHz or later Minimum over 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) Windows XP / VISTA / 7 250MB (Over 1GB recommended) CD-ROM Drive USB 2.0 Microsoft 9.0c or later Over 1,024 x 768 pixels, 16bit color monitor or later (1,280 x 1,024 pixels, 32bit color recommended) Over 64MB video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or later / ATI x1600 series or later)
For Macintosh--Not supported
Imaging
Resolution Effective: 14.2 Megapixel, Actual Pixels: 14.4 Megapixel
Sensor 1/2.3" CCD
File Formats Still Images: JPEG
Movies: AVI, MJPEG
Audio: AAC
Max Resolution 14MP: 4320 x 3240 @ 4:3
Other Resolutions 12MP: 4320 x 2880 @ 3:2
10MP: 3648 x 2736 @ 4:3
10MP: 4320 x 2432 @ 16:9
5MP: 2592 x 1944 @ 4:3
3MP: 1984 x 1488 @ 4:3
2MP: 1920 x 1080 @ 16:9
1MP: 1024 x 768 @ 4:3
Aspect Ratio 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Image Stabilization Digital
Optics
Lens EFL: 4.7-23.5 mm (35mm equivalent: 26-130 mm)
Aperture: f/3.3 (W) - 5.9 (T)
Zoom Optical: 5x 1
Please Note:

Still Image mode: 1.0X ~ 5.0X (Optical x Digital: 25.0X) Play mode: 1.0X ~ 13.5X (depends on image size)

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Focus Range Wide: 2.62' (80 cm) - Infinity
Telephoto: 3.28' (100 cm) - Infinity
Wide Macro: 1.97" (5 cm) - 31.50" (80 cm)
Tele Macro: 3.28' (100 cm) - 4.92' (150 cm)
Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80-1600 2
Please Note:

3,200 ISO at 3MP resolution

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Exposure Metering Center-weighted, Face Detection, Multi, Spot
Exposure Modes Modes: Program
Compensation: -2 EV to +2 EV (in 0.33 EV steps)
Self Timer 2 Sec, 10 Sec 3
Please Note:

Double (10 seconds, 2 seconds) (Front LCD will be turned on when selecting Self timer)

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Flash
Built-in Flash Yes: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off, Slow Sync
Effective Flash Range Wide: 0.66 - 11.15' (0.2 - 3.4 m)
Telephoto: 3.28 - 6.23' (1.0 - 1.9 m)
Memory
Built-in Memory 30MB
Memory Card Type microSD
microSDHC
Recording
Video Recording Yes, NTSC/PAL
Video
Video Clip Length Up to 20 Min Limited by Memory Card Capacity
Audio Recording With Video, Mono
Viewfinder/Display
Screen 2.7" LCD Rear Screen
1.5" LCD Front Screen
Connectivity/System Requirements
Connectivity USB 2.0
AV Output
Software Requirements Windows: XP, Vista, 7 4
Please Note:

Macintosh is not supported

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Environmental
Operating/Storage Temperature Operating
32 to 104 °F (0 to 40 °C)
Humidity: 5 - 85%
Power
Battery BP70A Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Physical
Dimensions (WxHxD) 3.70 x 2.13 x 0.75" / 9.4 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm
Weight 3.88 oz / 110 g

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

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SamsungPL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black)
 
4.5

(based on 11 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (6)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 3 Stars

     

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100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Compact (9)
  • Easy to use (9)
  • Good image quality (6)
  • Image stabilization (5)
  • Large clear LCD (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Family photos (7)
    • Travel (4)
    • Video (4)
    • Low light (3)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Casual photographer (5), Photo enthusiast (4)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (7)

    Reviewed by 11 customers

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    5.0

    Awesome camera.

    By mmctovar

    from Vitoria, ES, Brazil

    About Me Photo Enthusiast

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Large Clear LCD
    • Small / Compact

    Cons

      Best Uses

        Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

        I have a Canon T2i with a EF-S 18-200mm IS and the Samsung PL120 surprised me in a very good way. The front display is a great idea.
        My wife uses it the most and the camera is always in her purse.

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

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        4.0

        I would buy this product again

        By Zama

        from Ny, NY

        About Me Casual Photographer

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Easy To Use
        • Good Image Quality
        • Large Clear LCD
        • Nice Body Color
        • Small / Compact

        Cons

        • Short Battery Life

        Best Uses

        • Family Photos
        • Indoors/Low Light

        Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

        Wonderful to take picture of yourself without help

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

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        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        My wife love it

        By xiuxiu

        from singapore

        About Me Photo Enthusiast

        Pros

        • Easy To Use
        • Small / Compact

        Cons

        • Special samsung Usb cable

        Best Uses

        • Family Photos

        Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

        - small and compact camera
        - good image and even at low light (set to Smart Auto)

        - great front LCD feature

        -only thing i don't like is the special samsung USB cable(not standard Micro or Mini USB)for charging and photo transfering.

        • Ease of Operation:
        • 9
        • Was this a gift?:
        • Yes

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        5.0

        Kudos for B&H

        By Radar

        from Seattle

        About Me Photo Enthusiast

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Easy To Use
        • Good Image Quality
        • Good Image Stabilization
        • Great Zoom
        • Large Clear LCD
        • Small / Compact

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Family Photos
          • Indoors/Low Light
          • Landscape/Scenery
          • Sports/Action
          • Travel
          • Video
          • Weddings/Events
          • Wildlife photos

          Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

          * Used mostly for family holidays
          * 1400 Mpixels, clarity, picture stabilizer, front display, . . .
          * Did not ship with a felt case cover, need good fingernails to operate zoom

          • Ease of Operation:
          • 10
          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

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          (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          Nice camera

          By Ronen

          from Il.

          About Me Casual Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Easy To Use
          • Good Image Quality
          • Good Image Stabilization
          • Nice Body Color
          • Small / Compact

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Family Photos
            • Video

            Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

            It is a very nice camera. It have the LCD screen on the front, that it very good to use.

            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

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            (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            Fun camera, so-so picture quality.

            By Photographer the Casual

            from Japan

            About Me Casual Photographer

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Dual screen
            • Easy To Use
            • Good Image Stabilization
            • Good in Low Light
            • Large Clear LCD
            • Small / Compact

            Cons

            • Lag / Shutter Delay
            • Poor Image Quality

            Best Uses

            • Indoors/Low Light
            • Landscape/Scenery
            • Video

            Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

            I use it as a pocket-sized travel companion when not wanting to carry around my digital SLR. It's got tons of features, is light weight, compact, and impresses friends with its dual screen. But it tends to take grainy pictures when viewed up close. They're fine for Facebook and sharing with friends, but probably wouldn't use it to enter a photo contest.

            • Ease of Operation:
            • 9
            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

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            (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            This is the best camera I have ever had

            By Deba

            from queens

            About Me Casual Photographer

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Easy To Use
            • Fast/accurate auto-focus
            • Good Image Quality
            • Good Image Stabilization
            • Good in Low Light
            • Great Zoom
            • Large Clear LCD
            • Nice Body Color
            • Small / Compact

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Family Photos
              • Travel
              • Video
              • Weddings/Events

              Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

              i really like this camera I don't have to stand in a mirror in order to take a front facing shot most cameras I have used were the cel phones that was not my idea of a good camera plus I use this camera a lot mure often to record my children I must get a nother memory card with more GB.

              • Ease of Operation:
              • 10
              • Was this a gift?:
              • No

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              (1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Good camera, good options.

              By Strekki

              from Salem, MA

              About Me Photo Enthusiast

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Easy To Use
              • Good Image Quality
              • Good Image Stabilization
              • Small / Compact

              Cons

              • No panoramic photography

              Best Uses

              • Family Photos
              • Travel

              Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

              I take picture in my last short vacation.

              • Ease of Operation:
              • 9
              • Was this a gift?:
              • Yes

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              (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Good product

              By Martins

              from São Paulo, BR

              About Me Casual Photographer

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Easy To Use
              • Fast/accurate auto-focus
              • Good Image Quality
              • Great Zoom
              • Short Lag Time
              • Small / Compact

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Family Photos
                • Travel

                Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

                Good, very good

                • Ease of Operation:
                • 9
                • Was this a gift?:
                • No

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                (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                Compact and easy to use

                By eran788

                from Brooklyn, NY

                Verified Buyer

                Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

                i love this scamera

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                (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                camera

                By shouti

                from san leandro,ca

                Verified Buyer

                Comments about Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black):

                It's worthy for the price I paid and got advanced features.

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                Memory Cards

                Required item: Sufficient memory is not included so be sure to have enough storage capacity.

                Transcend -  8GB microSDHC Memory Card Class 6 With microSD Adapter
                • Price: $7.99
                 

                Batteries & Power

                Always keep a spare battery handy so you won't get caught without power.

                Samsung -  BP70A Lithium-Ion Battery (740mAh)
                • Price: $19.94
                 
                Pearstone -  BP-70A Lithium-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 720mAh)
                  • Original: $14.95
                  • Save: $1.49
                • Price: $13.46
                 

                Bags & Straps

                Carry, store, and protect all your equipment with a bag or a strap.

                Pearstone -  Onyx 210 Camera Pouch (3.5 x 1 x 5", Black)
                  • Original: $9.95
                  • Save: $0.99
                • Price: $8.96
                 

                Screen Protectors

                Protect your LCD screen from scratches and finger prints.

                Vello -  Glass LCD Screen Protector for Samsung PL120
                • Price: $13.46
                 

                Card Readers

                Download your pictures faster and save battery life.

                Iogear -  SD/MicroSD/MMC Card Reader/Writer
                • Price: $4.99
                 
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                What's in the Box

                Samsung PL120 DualView Digital Camera (Black)
                • Rechargeable Battery
                • AC Adapter/USB Cable
                • Strap
                • User Manual CD-ROM
                • Quick Start Manual
                • 1-Year Limited Warranty
                 
                 
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