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Unique & a great camera (long review ahead)

Started May 1, 2018 | User reviews
unLTE New Member • Posts: 7
Unique & a great camera (long review ahead)
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the most modern camera i've ever owned, not a lot of people knew about it so its as unique as it gets, so unique that no company ever bothered again (for now).
if you buy this new its expensive, so thats a huge no-no for what you're getting, but if you get this second hand for cheap, its a fun camera (apart from mine being 3g, thanks samsung for region tiering)

now to the plus:
-compact as a (thick) phone.
-works as a phone by today's standard, cellular calls are a bit rare cause everyone is using whatsapp,line,etc.
-16mp, 21x zoom, with OIS (lens)
-120fps slow motion at 854x480
-play games/do your daily thing on it (if you're into confusing people)
-huge & clean screen (as you would expect from a hybrid)
-its rootable, believe it or not, so go wild android lovers
-uses the same battery from the note 2, so replacement is easy

now to the minus:
-expensive brand new
-some models have 3g only (say bye to cellular network around mid 20s)
-no updates on its OS, so you're stuck in android 4.1 (thanks samsung)
-minimal internal storage (just enough for your daily apps)
-minimal amount ram (1gb, 768mb usable, now that's torture by today's standard)
-average picture quality, blame that to samsung image processing
-awful battery life-1600mah  (expect random shutdown without warning too)
-3200 max iso which is a huge bleh for low light (lots of purple artifacts too)
-camera seems to love dust, or atleast mine does (black blotches on image)
-2.8f, which is awful to some

final verdict:
this camera, in my opinion, is launched at a wrong time, when it launched its not too popular as mobile photography is somewhat in infancy, now fast forward 5 years, its everywhere, and as it goes it will get better.
i would like to see a company reboot this idea and give it a solid & proper take on it, since it will give something to people who's into serious photography and still want it to work as phone in the same time.

however, mobile phone camera technology has improved a lot, especially phones with multiple lens, the P20 has proven itself to be a serious competition to a proper camera and normal phones have basically annihilated the point and shoot market.
with the rapid advancement in phone camera technology and the slow demise of dedicated cameras, the hybrid race couldn't fit anywhere, and it will most likely be ignored
(wow this review is long)

 unLTE's gear list:unLTE's gear list
Canon PowerShot A95 Fujifilm FinePix S5700 Zoom Kodak EasyShare C340 Nikon Coolpix 775 Olympus D-520 Zoom +2 more
Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G
16 megapixels • 4.8 screen • 23 – 483 mm (21×)
Announced: Aug 29, 2012
unLTE's score
4.5
Average community score
4.7
bad for good for
Kids / pets
good
Action / sports
good
Landscapes / scenery
excellent
Portraits
excellent
Low light (without flash)
okay
Flash photography (social)
excellent
Studio / still life
great
= community average
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