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We have collected 2 reviews of the Samsung ST30. Experts rate Samsung ST30 6/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Samsung ST30 and Samsung Digital cameras.
At just £65 and smaller than a pack of playing cards, the Samsung ST30 compact camera is easy on the pocket in more ways than one. But what's it like to use? Join us as we take Samsung's pint-sized snapper for a spin. The ST30 is so small that it'll slip comfortably into the hip pocket of your skinniest jeans with barely a rumple. It's reasonably light too, although the metallic body adds a small amount to the unit's overall weight of 87g. This works mostly in the camera's favour, however, making it feel more like a prestige item rather than a throw-away plastic toy. Photos are often warm and sharp, but there's frequently an odd yellowish cast to the overall colour balance, and picture noise is present even in good light -- look for the purple grain in the grey area (click image to enlarge). The ST30 is available in the UK in black, silver and purple versions, all of which have silver accents along the top edge, sides and around the lens housing. When switched off, the lens sits more or less flush with the body of the unit, although it pops out by around 10mm when you turn the camera on. This is slightly curious given that the camera has no optical zoom -- only a digital one, which, in itself, is a significant drawback.
At the time of the launch, Samsung claimed the ST30 was the world's smallest digital compact camera with a zoom, and it is actually smaller than a credit card. Inside the diminutive aluminium casing is a 10.1 megapixel CCD. The sensor is slightly smaller than many other digital compact cameras' at 1/3 inch which could cause problems with noise.The Samsung ST30 is aimed at the point and shooter who wants to shoot parties etc and wants a camera that's small and looks good in front of friends and family. The camera is full of auto settings so that you don't have to think about anything apart from what to point the tiny lens at.Because of the miniature size, the back of the camera is cluttered with buttons and the screen is slightly smaller than the standard size at 2.4 inches. The function button is used to access a small menu with the most used features such as resolution, file compression, ISO, white-balance, face detection, focusing and metering options among others. This prevents you having to hunt through pages and pages of options in the main menu. Helpfully however, you can also access the function menu options in the main menu.