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ProductCode: samsung_tl500
Award: silver
ImageURL: /files/p/products/samsung_tl500/3029c2c493be4c429eaad510bc50ed7e.png
Name: Samsung TL500 (EX1)
ShortSpecs:
    - 10 megapixels
    - 3″ screen
    - 24 – 72 mm (3×)
ReviewScore: 73
URL: /products/samsung/compacts/samsung_tl500
ReviewData:
    ExecutiveSummary: The Samsung TL500 (EX1 in Europe) is a premium compact camera with a fast f/1.8-2.4 wide angle 3x (24-72mm equiv.) image stabilized zoom lens. It comes with an 1/1.7"" 10MP CCD sensor and a 3.0"" multi-angle AMOLED display. The camera also offers full manual control, RAW capture, VGA video recording in H.264 format and a new faster DRIMeIII processor. Its biggest limitation is that the lens range is a touch short for some subjects (particularly head-and-shoulders portraits). The Samsung TL500 is a very good camera - it takes good images, has a great lens, flexible feature set and, unlike most mirrorless cameras, it maintains its go-anywhere, shoot anytime capability when slipped into a jacket or coat pocket. The TL500's few quirks are not significant enough that we'd consider it less desirable than more polished competitors (the Panasonic LX5 and Olympus XZ-1 being the most obvious), but its advantages are similarly marginal.
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    ReviewSummary:
        GoodFor: Photographers looking for something smaller than a DSLR that gives shooting flexibility.
        NotSoGoodFor: Not the perfect all-round or travel camera, due to its short (but bright) zoom. It's also a bit short for traditional portraits.
        Conclusion: The TL500 / EX1 is a very capable and well-featured photographers' compact camera. Its excellent (and articulated) OLED screen helps distinguish it from the conceptually similar Panasonic LX3. Overall it's among the best compact cameras available if the super-bright lens is more important to your type of shooting than overall zoom reach.
    ASIN:
        - B003N2YVKW
Specs:
    Announced: Feb 20, 2010
    AperturePriority: "Yes"
    ArticulatedLCD: Fully articulated
    Autofocus:
        - Contrast Detect (sensor)
        - Multi-area
        - Center
        - Single
        - Live View
    AutofocusAssistLamp: ""
    Battery: Battery Pack
    BatteryDescription: Lithium-Ion SLB-07A battery & charger
    BatteryLifeCIPA: ""
    BodyType: Compact
    BoostedISOMaximum: ""
    BuiltInFlash: "Yes"
    BuyingOptions: Check prices
    ColorFilterArray: ""
    ColorSpace: ""
    ContinuousDrive: ""
    CustomWhiteBalance: Yes (1)
    DigitalZoom: Yes (3x)
    Dimensions: 114 x 63 x 29 mm (4.49 x 2.48 x 1.14″)
    DriveModes: ""
    EffectivePixels: 10 megapixels
    EnvironmentallySealed: "No"
    ExposureCompensation: ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
    ExposureModes: ""
    ExternalFlash: Yes (Hot-shoe)
    FileFormat: ""
    FlashModes: Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow syncro, Manual
    FlashRange: 5.20 m
    FocalLengthEquiv: 24–72 mm
    Format: H.264
    GPS: None
    HDMI: "Yes"
    HeadphonePort: ""
    ISO: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
    ImageRatioWh: 4:3, 16:9
    ImageStabilization: Optical
    JPEGQualityLevels: ""
    LiveView: "Yes"
    MSRP: ""
    MacroFocusRange: 5 cm (1.97″)
    ManualExposureMode: "Yes"
    ManualFocus: "Yes"
    MaxResolution: 3648 x 2736
    MaximumAperture: F1.8–2.4
    MaximumShutterSpeed: 1/1500 sec
    MeteringModes:
        - Multi
        - Center-weighted
        - Spot
    Microphone: Mono
    MicrophonePort: ""
    MinimumShutterSpeed: 8 sec
    NormalFocusRange: 80 cm (31.5″)
    OpticalZoom: 3×
    OrientationSensor: "No"
    OtherResolutions: 3648 x 2052, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920x 1080, 1024 x 768
    RemoteControl: ""
    Resolutions: 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
    ReviewPreview: "73%Silver Award\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    \n                                        Read review ...\n                                    \n                                    \n                                        Jul 9, 2010"
    SceneModes: ""
    ScreenDots: 614,000
    ScreenSize: 3″
    ScreenType: ""
    SelfTimer: Yes (10 sec, 2 sec)
    SensorPhotoDetectors: ""
    SensorSize: 1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm)
    SensorType: CCD
    ShutterPriority: "Yes"
    Speaker: None
    StorageIncluded: 1 GB internal
    StorageTypes: SD/SDHC, internal
    SubjectSceneModes: "Yes"
    TimelapseRecording: ""
    TouchScreen: "No"
    USB: USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
    UncompressedFormat: RAW
    VideographyNotes: ""
    ViewfinderCoverage: ""
    ViewfinderResolution: ""
    ViewfinderType: None
    WBBracketing: ""
    WeightIncBatteries: 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)
    WhiteBalancePresets: "5"
    Wireless: ""
    WirelessNotes: ""