Samsung HZ10W

Samsung HZ10W

Samsung HZ10W
Announced: 14 May 2009
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: 1/2.3" CCD
ISO: 80-3200
Weight: 249g
Physical Dimensions: 105 x 61 x 37 mm
Viewfinder: None
Screen Type: 2.7" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1280 x 720
29
Overall Score
0
Image Quality
16
Speed Performance
42
Versatility
86
Comfort
Portrait

10

Portrait
Landscape

8

Landscape
Sport

21

Sport
Street

52

Street
Everyday

52

Everyday
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propro

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Samsung HZ10W is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Samsung HZ10W is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Samsung HZ10W is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Samsung HZ10W does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Samsung HZ10W and its rivals

Review compare Samsung HZ10W con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Samsung HZ10W Samsung
HZ10W
29 10 8 21 52 52 buy on
Sony ZV-1F Sony
ZV-1F
41 21 16 37 59 61 $648.00

Samsung HZ10W: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Samsung HZ10W is a compact camera launched on 05/14/2009.

Technically speaking, the Samsung HZ10W ranks in the average of its category, scoring 29 overall. The Samsung HZ10W weights 249 gr and spans 105 x 61 x 37 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Samsung HZ10W behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Versatility - Score 42, ranks in the category best 50%.

On the contrary, the performance of Samsung HZ10W is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 16, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 86, ranks among the worst 50% 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 10, ranks 23% in its category. Samsung HZ10W is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Good, score 8, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Samsung HZ10W works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 21, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Samsung HZ10W works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Samsung HZ10W works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Samsung HZ10W works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Samsung HZ10W technical specs

Sensor Type

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 2432

Max Native ISO

3200

Min Native ISO

80

RAW Support

no

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

24-240mm

Max Aperture

F3.3-5.8

Macro Focus Range

5 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.7"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

None

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

16s

Max Shutter Speed

1/1500s

Continuous Shooting

fps

Shutter Priority

no

Aperture Priority

no

Manual Exposure Mode

no

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

no

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Auto
Auto & Red-eye reduction
Fill-in flash
Slow sync
Flash off
Red eye fix

External Flash

no

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1280 x 720 (30 15 fps) 640 x 480 (30 15 fps) 320 x 240 (60 30 15 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1280x720

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

249g

Physical Dimensions

105 x 61 x 37 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (10 sec, 2 sec, Double, Motion Timer)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SC SDHC MMC MMCplus, internal

Storage Slots

1

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