Samsung DV300F Dual View Smart Camera - Black (EC-DV300FBPBUS) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

What you get in the Package: (1) Lithium Ion Battery (1) Micro USB/USB cable (1) Outlet [connects to the USB cable so you don't need a laptop to charge your Camera] (1) One Year Warrenty (1) Samsung DV300F Dual View Smart Camera (1) Software Disk that includes: - Intelli-Studio - PC Auto Back Up (essentially it gives your PC software to send photos wirelessly to your wi-fi enabled laptop or desktop) - Adobe Reader - User ManualThe Samsung DV300F is a brilliant little camera from Samsung. It's 16 megapixel resolution creates pictures with stunning details and with it's large amount of on board features offer a great camera experience for beginners and those seasoned camera pros. The interface resembles that of a smart phone. You need only swipe the little zoom knob (located on the top of the camera around the capture button) to navigate different windows. the user can swipe between several options on the camera including: Basic, Wi-Fi, Scene, Magic, and Album.Basic's Menu (the default screen you'll see when starting it up)------------------------------------------------------------------------|You'll notice that there are 4 types of capture modes: - Smart Auto (Picture) - Smart Movie - Program (Picture) - MovieThe Smart functions are for those interested in getting a quick shot with the camera. The camera will auto adjust to take the perfect photo of what ever your pointing at. Smart movie does the same thing but for things your taking video of. Normal mode (Program and Movie) allows users to hand tweak settings for more personal and optimized features. What I like is that the camera gives you the freedom to adjust little things with the photo's and video you take but at a moment's notice when you need to snap a quick pic, you can switch to Smart Auto/Movie and catch it with out struggling with the menus.The Basic Menu also houses the Scene option (handy to quickly switch between various natural conditions and areas), Live Panorama (takes a series of photos as you slowly rotate from left to right holding down the capture button), and the settings area.Wi-fi's menu------------------------------------------|This is one of the features that make this camera stand out from all the others in the catagory. It has built in Wifi, which allows users to snap a photo and (when in range of hotspots or personal networks) instantly post them to Facebook, Tumbler, etc.The menu includes:1) MobileLink - Allows you to connect a smartphone to your camera and copy captured photos and videos from the camera to the smartphone (requires app to be downloaded to phone).2) Remote Viewfinder - Lets you preview images from your camera to your smartphone (requires app to be downloaded onto phone).3) Social Sharing - Allows you to upload video/photos to social media sites.4) Email - lets you email photos/video5) Cloud - lets you upload photos/video to a cloud service6) Auto Backup - Allows you to transfer recent photos and videos to a PC wirelessly7) TV Link - Allows you to view photos/videos from other wireless items that are connected to the same network.Things I loved: - The camera has a screen built in on the front, which lets me to take self portraits and photos with friends that I would otherwise need someone else to hold the camera or take blind guesses as to how I looked. - The lens (when not in use) retracts back into the camera automatically when scrolling threw menus and the gallery. It makes it easier to hold the camera if you've got big fingers.Things I hated: - The camera (when taking video) has a little slit in the upper left hand top of the camera (with the big screen facing you). If you try to hold the camera you have to navagaite your fingers away from the voice recorder if you want to catch your voice with out it sounding muffled). - When you zoom in while videoing people or items, it makes the sound actually slow down. So if your taking a video of your petitely voiced girlfriend for something and you zoom in while she's talking, it'll make her voice sound deeper for a few seconds.All in all the camera is an excellent product for those looking for a new camera but don't want to pay new camera money.

This camera is not as good as some you can get in this price range, but it has a few very specific features that make it unique and definitely worth it if you are like me, the only photographer of an active family.I bought it almost solely because of the front LCD screen allowing me to take pictures of myself and other family members, and the Wifi Mobile App that allows me to use my cell phone as the viewfinder and picture taking remote, which allows me in even more pictures, and makes setting up posed group shots very easy.Both of these features work well. There is another App available that allows the camera to send me pictures through Wi-Fi without having to use a computer. Two important things to know about these features is:1)*Update* The apps are now available to everyone in both Apple and Android Appstores.But Samsung advised me they do not guarantee it to work with non-samsung phones.2)As with all apps they can be hit and miss, and sometimes take a few tries to get connected and working. They don't come with instructions, you just have to figure them out.I have tried fiddling with the settings myself, but since you cannot change shutter speed, only ISO and Metering, I was not pleased with any of the results. I get the best pictures on Auto-Mode, which is good news for people who don't want to have to think about settings. As long as it had decent light the pictures are always rich and sharp.The video shot was very good too although the voices seem a bit muted.I had heard bad thing about the battery life, but I find it a bit better that 2AA's I've used in previous cameras. The stock battery fully charged lasts me a whole family party and that's with a mix of pictures and videos. If your worried about battery life I picked a spare online for $15.My Recommendation: If the front LCD is not important to you I would go for the Samsung WB150F 14.2-megapixel Digital Camera . It has the same Wi-Fi and specialty picture features and twice the optical zoom. It is 14mp vs 16mp, but that really won't make a difference in your pictures.