Samsung
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Twice the fun with Dual LCDs
The effortless way to get perfect pictures, Samsung’s 2View PL170 has a generous 1.5” front-side display so you’re part of every image. Preview self-portraits, then click, with you in the frame easy. Flip the camera around to enjoy photos on the wide 3.0” display. New features change the view on hard to-capture experiences. Children Mode has built-in and downloadable animation options to keep kids’ attention. Jump Shot offers cues before taking two continuous shot. Self-Timer is a visual countdown to coordinate group shots so everyone smiles at the results. Quickly pressing the top display on/off button efficiently manages power. From now on, no more out of the frame glitches. No more babies caught crying. You will never have more fun with other cameras.
Get a whole new view
Get more from your lens, whether shooting a memorable landscape or the gang’s reunion around a restaurant table. By using the precision-cut PL170 26mm wide-angle lens, with its 5x optical zoom, you instantly cover a whole-horizon field of view. Now, you can capture full-scale memories of landmarks and landscapes, entire wedding parties and the tallest skyscrapers.
Specifications
Image Sensor
- Image sensor type: 1/2.3" (approx. 7.76mm) CCD
- Image sensor (effective pixel): approx. 16.1 megapixel
- Approx. 16.4 MP
Image Stabilization
- Image Stabilization: Dual IS(OIS + DIS)
Focusing
- Focus type: TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Centre AF, Face Detection AF, Object Tracking AF, Smart Face Recognition AF)
- Flash range: Normal: 80cm ~ infinity, 150cm ~ Infinity (Tele) Macro: 5cm ~ 80cm (Wide), 100cm ~ 150cm (Tele) Auto Macro: 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 100cm ~ Infinity (Tele)
Exposure
- Exposure control: Programme AE
- Exposure Metering: Multi, Spot, Centre Weighted, Face Detection AE
- Exposure compensation: ± 2EV (1 / 3EV steps)
- Exposure ISO Equivalent: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Lens
- Focal length: f = 4.7 - 23.5mm (26 - 130mm 35mm film equivalent)
- Digital Zoom - Still Image mode: 1.0x ~ 5.0x Play mode: 1.0x ~ 13.5x (depends on image size) Extra Optical Zoom: Max 2.0x
- Lens F no. F3.3 (W) - F5.9 (T)
Display
- TFT LCD Display
- Main Display: 3.0" (7.6cm) QVGA (230K) Front Display: 1.5" (3.8cm) 61K TFT LCD
Shutter Speed
- Shutter speed: Auto: 1/8 ~ 1/2000 sec., Program: 1 ~ 1/2000 sec., Night: 8 ~ 1/2000 sec., Fireworks: 2 sec.
Expert Reviews
Samsung PL170 review
Isn't it always the case that whoever is usually taking the pictures in the family rarely gets into shot themselves, while most attempts at self-portraiture result in merely highlighting double chins or inadvertently chopping half your face out of the...
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‘‘i am so impresed with this samsung pl170’’
‘‘Great Camera!!!’’
‘‘Great Camera’’
Brilliant for taking pictures of yourself with the front screen and the timer. Bad point it the dial. I seem to catch it and change the settings. Just have to check it before you take a photo
Brian on 2012-02-21
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Please can you advise which memory card I need to buy to go in this camera ?
Kaana on 2011-10-10
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How do i reset my PL170?
on 2012-05-26
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