Samsung PL170

The Samsung PL170 is a compact camera launched on 01/05/2011.

Technically speaking, the Samsung PL170 ranks well below the category average, scoring 23 overall. The Samsung PL170 weights 349 gr and spans 95 x 57 x 19 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Samsung PL170 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks in the category best 43%.

On the contrary, the performance of Samsung PL170 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 9, ranks among the worst 5% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 85, ranks among the worst 50% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 18, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.

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:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 9, ranks 5% in its category. Samsung PL170 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 6, ranks 3% in its category. Samsung PL170 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 13, ranks 2% in its category. Samsung PL170 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 8% in its category. Samsung PL170 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 44, ranks 4% in its category. Samsung PL170 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Samsung PL170 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 12.68 USD and 14.98 USD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Samsung PL170 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.