Discover the hidden 1.8” Dual LCD Samsung ST100

Mirrorless and hybrid cameras are becoming the leading cameras in the market today. But, DSLR cameras still have value, as well as compact digital cameras are also doing okay in the market.

When it comes to Samsung, they have released cameras such as NX series (Mirrorless), GX series (DSLR), and compact digital cameras (ST/WB series), and today I’m going to take a look at the ST100 which is a compact digital camera.

▲ Appearance / Design

It comes in 2 colors purple and black, and has a shiny body. It is 100x60x20mm and weighs 135g. (Not including the battery and memory card)

The lens is the famous Schneider 6.3-31.5mm (35-175mm on 35mm equivalent) of focal length and F3.6-4.8. It’s an inner zoom type and supports 5x digital zoom.

It’s a dual LCD camera with a 1.8” LCD on the front. It’s a specialized camera for self shots. For your information, it supports couple/jump/smile shot modes which are taken automatically.

On the back, it has the 3.5” wide touch screen LCD like previous models.

The sides are finished in a smooth curved line and on the right side, there’s a strap ring.

On the top, it has F.LCD/Power/Shutter/Zoom/Play buttons, and the F.LCD button is to activate the front LCD. For your information, by tapping the front LCD, the front LCD can be turned on as well.

On the bottom, it has a battery/memory card chamber, recharge/data cable connection port, and tripod connection port. The battery is 3.7V 740mAh Li-Ion and MicroSD is used as the memory card.

In design, it’s like a normal digital camera, but it’s more specialized for self shots with the dual LCD.

▲ UI/Menu

The basic UI and menu are the same as the previous cameras.

All of the functions are operated by touch and by selecting the left upper side, the screen mode can be selected. Through the mode button, the menu such as size/filter/ISO/color can be set.

The menu is also very similar to other ST series. The menu also changes with the shooting mode.

The mode can change to Smart Auto/Movie/Program mode by rotating the motion recognition button located on the right center.

The overall menu and UI lay outs are the same as the previous ST series and all the menus are operated by touch. (Or motion recognition)

▲ Screen Size

The Samsung ST100 has a 1/2.3” CCD and 14.48M pixels (14.2M effective pixels). 3 kinds of screen ratio modes are supported and the general 4:3 ratio supports 6 sizes such as1M/3M/5M/8M/12M/14M.

It also supports 16:9 2M/10M and DSLR 3:2 12M.

It supports 5x zoom and the pictures below are the maximum wide angle and maximum telephoto angle images.

Maximum wide angle photo (Upper) by the ST100

Maximum telephoto angle photo (Lower) by the ST100

▲ Center / Corner quality and ISO

Compared with the center quality, the corner quality is a little insufficient.

<Center/Corner quality of the Samsung ST100>

From ISO 400, I started to notice noise. Other digital cameras normally have noise from ISO 400.

<Images of the ST100 by different ISO>

The quality is not that great, but like a normal digital camera.

▲ Additional functions

Samsung ST series supports various additional functions, and these functions allows a lot of ease of use for users. Face recognition also worked well.

<Face Recognition function of the ST100>

Scene mode consists of various modes such as Beauty Shot/Frame Guide/Night Scenery/Portrait/Macro/Text/Backlight. According to the current scene, users can select the proper scene mode.

Sometimes, it’s a little too difficult to choose the appropriate scene, and because ISO/Shutter speed/Aperture is fixed in the different modes I had to experiment a bit to get what I wanted.

<Scene modes of the Samsung ST100 – Night Scenery (Left) vs Firework (Right)>

Smart Filter is my favorite function. It consists of Miniature, Vignetting, Fish eye 1 & 2, Defog, and Sketch. The Functions gave me pictures a lot of personality.

<Smart Filter of the ST100 – Miniature Filter>

<Smart Filter of the ST100 – Vignetting Filter>

<Smart Filter of the ST100 – Fish eye 1 (left) and Fish eye 2 (Right) Filter>

<Smart Filter of the ST100 – Sketch Filter>

We’ve looked at the ST100 with the 1.8” dual LCD from Samsung. This cameras great for the Myspace style photos with it’s front LCD. So for the ladies and gents that like to take great self shots for their personal blogs and post this is a great camera to look at. And damn it makes you look good. Especially the Smart Filters, allowing each picture to really feel unique.

Below are the resized sample shots without any alterations. Thank you.

When She Cuts Her Hair…Look Out

All photos taken with Samsung ST550(TL225)

Before

[Samsung ST550(TL225) 1/30 ㅣf/3.5 ㅣISO 200ㅣ4.9mm]

After

[Samsung ST550(TL225) 1/60 ㅣf/3.5 ㅣISO 80ㅣ4.9mm]

Some psychologist say: “ when your woman suddenly decides that a nice shoulder length bob would flatter her more, or worse, comes home out of the blue one day with all her hair hacked off, look out”

They say that every time when woman decide to cut her hair means she is going through something very emotional, very unpleasant, and more than likely, something very much related to men.

In my case…well i really had need for something new, something fresh, some kind of “new me”. Maybe you cannot live from perfect job or see all places you’re dreaming about, or buy every peace of clothes you

When you’re kind of “chica” like me, you can get bored quite easily, and get amused even more eaasily. With my beautiful Samsung ST550(TL225) and marvelous options for photo edition i realised that cutting hair and making “new me” was just right step to do! How i know that? Well, after month since i cut my hair i still get thrilled when i see my new look in the mirror and get inspiration to make new portraits and see how i look like in BW or Sepia or…like Cleopatra?! Lol Maybe males around you will be shocked in a first moment and look at you very strange (as you can see on this photo☺ ) but they will get used eventually.

[Samsung ST550(TL225) 1/45 ㅣf/3.5 ㅣISO 120ㅣ4.9mm]

[Samsung ST550(TL225) 1/45 ㅣf/3.5 ㅣISO 200ㅣ4.9mm]

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All photos, above, have been shot with the Samsung ST550(TL225), which has been provided by Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.

After the Carnival in Brazil

Posted by Renato Costa on Mar 17, 2010 •

Samsung Digital Imaging has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

[Samsung ST550 1/180s ㅣf/9.5 ㅣISO 80ㅣ5.3mm]

Generally, the Carnival (Carnaval) holiday in Brazil is a time for a free fantasy. Many people moving across the country to take rest or to play carnival in places where there are parades and crowds of people, as Salvador, Recife and Rio de Janeiro. Here in São Paulo the city become empty, despite that we have a carnival parade.

I decide to take a rest here and start using my new Samsung Compact Camera ST550, and the pictures needed to show the work of São Paulo’s carnival after parade.

[Samsung ST550 1/350s ㅣf/4.4 ㅣISO 80ㅣ13.7mm]

Why?  Because everyone thinks just about the parade and don’t realize what happens after it!

[Samsung ST550 1/500s ㅣf/4.7 ㅣISO 80ㅣ8.3mm]

The schools of samba keep all cars with allegory in one place until the result of the carnival competition is announced on the Tuesday afternoon carnival in São Paulo. There is a kind of ceremony where long lines are armed in sambódromo site. Tents are armed position where the representatives of each school, which will annotate the notes as they are being disseminated, making the calculations. The chairman of the league makes the final considerations about the carnival that year, reads the possible loss of points given to each school, and then start reading the notes.

[Samsung ST550 1/180s ㅣf/5.4 ㅣISO 80ㅣ18.7mm]

After the result of this competition is announced the best schools of samba parade again in Sambódromo, at the end of the week following the carnival. This parade has no competitive character, it is only a kind of festival to crown the year’s best schools, where the parade foliões can more carefree with questions.

[Samsung ST550 1/180s ㅣf/9.1 ㅣISO 80ㅣ4.9mm]

To provide a parade is necessary at least 10 months working that is shown in just 80 minutes and after this all work done become obsolete, without use.

[Samsung ST550 1/250s ㅣf/5.5 ㅣISO 80ㅣ10.4mm]

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Winter Wonderland, Highland

Highland, literally, means the north of Scotland, the high areas. I decided to take a one day tour of Highland through a Highland tour company. The tour bus driver said that Highland bus tour course is one of the greatest one day tour courses in Europe. This tour is a 12 hour tour which leaves Edinburgh at 8 o’clock in the morning and returns at 8 o’clock in the evening. But to see the famous beautiful snowy landscape of Highland I’ve decided to endure that much.

[ST500(TL220) 1/500s l 3.7f l ISO80 l 5.3mm Program Auto]

[ST500(TL220) 1/500s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

Before arriving at Highland, the bus stopped for a moment for a photo time. I was asleep on the way and when I opened my eyes, a jaw dropping scenery spread before my eyes. The snowy scenery of Scotland, with many rocky mountains, was really unique. The clear color of the sky and snowy landscape of the rocky mountain were harmonious and marvelous that even looking at it directly it makes you wonder whether you’re looking at a picture.

[ST500(TL220) 1/350s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

At last we arrived at the town with Loch Ness, the highlight of Highland tour. The scenery of the town which was surrounded by the snowy mountains and lake deep as the sea was breathtaking. As soon as I arrived at the town the first thing that captured my eye was the boat dock. The boat you see in the picture is the boat I’m going to ride to see the Loch Less.

[ST500(TL220) 1/125s l 9.1f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

[ST500(TL220) 1/180s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

Finally, I’m on the boat. Let’s go! Loch Less is the biggest and the deepest lake in UK with 36km in length and 230m in depth. The Loch Less seen from the boat didn’t look like a lake but seemed more like the sea. The water is too deep that the color of the water was black and you couldn’t see the end of Loch Less.

[ST500(TL220) 1/750s l 4.4f l ISO80 l 13.7mm Program Auto]

[ST500(TL220) 1/350s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

Because of its enormous size, there are a lot of rumor saying that there’ a monster living inside. I just laughed when I heard that rumor but to see the real Loch Less it made me think there could be a real monster inside. The size of Loch Less was overwhelming and it was enough to stimulate the imaginations of numerous tourists.

[ST500(TL220) 1/250s l 5.5f l ISO80 l 10.4mm Program Auto]

[ST500(TL220) 1/750s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

While I was observing the scenery through the windows of the boat, I found this cute monster attached to the window. I took a picture of this cute monster and it seemed like the real monster living in Loch Less. And at the entrance of the town, there stands a big structure which embodies the monster. If there was a monster, they imagined it would look like it but to me eyes it just looked cute. The name of the monster is ‘Nessi’. How can it not be cute?

[ST500(TL220) 1/500s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

[ST500(TL220) 1/350s l 3.5f l ISO80 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

On the bus ride back to Edinburgh after seeing Loch Less, once again we had photo time. And there, we met children playing riding sleds. There are many hills in Highland that it seemed like if you just come out with a sled you can ride sleds everywhere. The snowy scenery of Highland seen behind the joyful family makes you admire

once again.

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[ST500(TL220) 1/15s l 3.5f l ISO240 l 4.9mm Program Auto]

After ending a few days of travel to Edinburgh and Highland, lastly I wrote a letter on a card to my family which I bought as a souvenir. The drawing of the cow on the card is the Highland cow which lives in Highland, and the fur attached to the card is the real fur of Highland cow. Whether it’s true or not, goodbye for now!

All photos, above, may not otherwise be reproduced, distributed, cropped, re sized, or otherwise altered without the written permission of the contributor. All photos represent the sole opinion of their individual authors and contributors and don’t express the opinion of Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd., Samsungimaging.net or the opinion of any affiliates unless specifically marked as such.

All photos, above, have been shot with the Samsung ST500(TL220) which has been provided by Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.