The Samsung TL500/Ex1 scores above all when it comes to its lens. This 114 x 63 x 29 mm gadget is here to stay in the hybrid camera market. Categorised under the compact format the camera weighs 386 grams including its battery. Its high end features and enviable lens makes way into the category of one of the best cameras by Samsung.

Specifications of Samsung TL500/Ex1

TL500/Ex1 camera by Samsung comes with a 3 inch rotating AMOLED display making it quite unique. Its 1.09 cm high sensitivity CCD works efficiently. It sports a total of 10 mega pixels camera. The focal length of the 3x compact lens ranges from 24 to 72 mm. The still images have a digital zoom of 1x to 3x and the play mode has from 1x to 12.5x. This also depends on the size of the image.

The focusing types inbuilt in the Samsung TL500/Ex1 camera are center AF, manual focus, multi AF and selection AF. The focusing ranges are normal, manual, macro and auto macro. The shutter speed settings are also adjustable to auto, program, night, fireworks and manual modes, its maximum speed being 1/1500 seconds and minimum of 8 seconds. The moving clips are recorded in H.264 format at 30 frames per second. Multi, spot and center metering can be done too. The flash range goes up to 5.2 m with auto, red eye, on, fill in, off manual and slow syncro flash modes.

Apart from the many useful functions and features the look of TL500/Ex1 Samsung camera too is quite appealing. At full resolution an ISO given is up to 3200. The swivel factor of the screen makes it amazing. The image stabilisation feature is given in the lens. The aperture range goes from F 1.8 to F 2.4. The internal memory is 1 GB whereas the external memory can be expanded through SD/SDHC memory card slot. USB 2.0 facilitates connectivity. The camera comes with a Lithium-Ion battery and a charger.

Performance of TL500/Ex1

If we count on the drawbacks of the Samsung TL500/Ex1 camera, the main one comes out to be its optical zoom ability which comes to a maximum of just 3x. It is quite low as compared to the high zooming cameras popping up in the market enormously. The image stabilisation however is seen to be great.

TL500/Ex1 camera may also not be the best one for shooting videos however the picture quality is seen to be great. The best feature of the camera is its AMOLED TFT screen, giving great image views. In the wide angles, the camera doesn’t give up its sharpness.

Our Take !

Samsung is soon picking up pace in the camera market and its one of the newest gadgets Samsung TL500/Ex1 is a fine product. With its expanding availability its becoming one of the most sought after cameras of today’s times.