ProductCode: samsung_hz15w
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Name: Samsung HZ15W (WB550)
ShortSpecs:
    - 12 megapixels
    - 3″ screen
    - 24 – 240 mm (10×)
ReviewScore: 0
URL: /products/samsung/compacts/samsung_hz15w
ReviewData:
    ExecutiveSummary: Second 'compact super zoom' camera from Samsung is a slightly higher-spec version of the HZ10W (WB500). Like its sister model it offers an incredibly versatile 24-240mm zoom lens, whilst upping the screen size to 3.0 inches and the sensor resolution to 12.2 megapixels. Packed with features (including 720p HD video) and sporting an attractive design and excellent user interface the TL-HZ15W looks like a strong condender in this increasingly crowded sector of the market, though (as we saw when we reviewed the H510W) there are still question marks over Samsung's image quality for more demanding users. (April 2009).
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    ReviewSummary: null
    ASIN:
        - B001PKTR76
Specs:
    Announced: Feb 23, 2009
    AperturePriority: "No"
    ArticulatedLCD: Fixed
    Autofocus:
        - Contrast Detect (sensor)
        - Multi-area
        - Center
        - Single
        - Face Detection
        - Live View
    Battery: ""
    BatteryDescription: ""
    BodyType: Compact
    BoostedISOMaximum: ""
    BuiltInFlash: "Yes"
    BuyingOptions: Check prices
    ContinuousDrive: ""
    CustomWhiteBalance: "No"
    DigitalZoom: Yes (5x)
    Dimensions: 105 x 61 x 37 mm (4.13 x 2.4 x 1.46″)
    EffectivePixels: 12 megapixels
    EnvironmentallySealed: "No"
    ExposureCompensation: ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
    ExternalFlash: "No"
    FlashModes: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix
    FlashRange: 4.70 m
    FocalLengthEquiv: 24–240 mm
    Format: Motion JPEG
    GPS: ""
    GPSNotes: ""
    HDMI: "Yes"
    ISO: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (Up to 3M)
    ImageRatioWh: 16:9, 4:3, 3:2
    ImageStabilization: Sensor-shift
    JPEGQualityLevels: ""
    LiveView: "Yes"
    MacroFocusRange: 5 cm (1.97″)
    ManualExposureMode: "No"
    ManualFocus: "Yes"
    MaxResolution: 4000 x 3000
    MaximumAperture: F3.3–5.8
    MaximumShutterSpeed: 1/2000 sec
    MeteringModes:
        - Multi
        - Center-weighted
        - Spot
    Microphone: Mono
    MinimumShutterSpeed: 16 sec
    NormalFocusRange: 50 cm (19.69″)
    OpticalZoom: 10×
    OrientationSensor: ""
    OtherResolutions: 4000 x 2654, 4000 x 2248, 3264 x 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768
    RemoteControl: ""
    Resolutions: 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30, 15 fps)
    ReviewPreview: ""
    ScreenDots: 460,000
    ScreenSize: 3″
    SelfTimer: Yes (10 sec, 2 sec, Double, Motion Timer)
    SensorPhotoDetectors: 12 megapixels
    SensorSize: 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm)
    SensorType: CCD
    ShutterPriority: "No"
    Speaker: ""
    StorageIncluded: 30 MB
    StorageTypes: SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus, internal
    SubjectSceneModes: "Yes"
    TimelapseRecording: ""
    TouchScreen: "No"
    USB: USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
    UncompressedFormat: "No"
    ViewfinderType: None
    WeightIncBatteries: 249 g (0.55 lb / 8.78 oz)
    WhiteBalancePresets: "5"