| Announced: | 17 Feb 2009 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 10Mp |
| Sensor Type: | 1/2.3" CCD |
| ISO: | 80-1600 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 94 x 61 x 23 mm |
| Viewfinder: | None |
| Screen Type: | 2.5" Fixed |
| Video Resolutions: | 640 x 480 |

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The Samsung SL30 is a compact camera launched on 17/02/2009.
Technically speaking, the Samsung SL30 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 30 overall. The Samsung SL30 weights 140 gr and spans 94 x 61 x 23 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.
Going into details, the Samsung SL30 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Samsung SL30 is below the category average in:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Sensor Type
CCD
Sensor Size
1/2.3"
Sensor Dimensions
6.08 x 4.56 mm
Sensor Area
27.72 mm2
Sensor Resolution
10 Mp
Max Image Resolution
3648 x 2736
Max Native ISO
1600
Min Native ISO
80
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
fixed lens
Lens Focal Range
38-114mm
Max Aperture
F2.8-5.7
Macro Focus Range
5 cm
Screen Type
Fixed
Screen Size
2.5"
Screen Resolution
230Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
None
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
Viewfinder Magnification
None
Min Shutter Speed
8s
Max Shutter Speed
1/1500s
Continuous Shooting
fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
4.6
Max Flash Sync
-
Flash Modes
Auto On Off Auto & Red-Eye reduction Slow Sync Fill-in Flash Flash Off Red-Eye Fix
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
0
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
800 x 592 (20 fps) 640 x 480 (30 15 fps) 320 x 240 (60 30 fps)
Max Video Resolution
640x480
Video Formats
Motion JPEG
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
None
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
140g
Physical Dimensions
94 x 61 x 23 mm
Battery Life
Battery Type
Battery Model
Self Timer
Yes
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
SD MMC SDHC card, Internal
Storage Slots
1
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