Posted at Thu Dec 8 12:00:00 2005
With sub-$1,000 SLR kits available from several players, the once thriving bridge-market has been searching to maintain competitiveness. Fixed-lens bridge cameras offer a single convenient package and avoid the problems with sensor dust that plague interchangeable-lens cameras. The trade-offs have…
Posted at Wed Dec 7 12:00:00 2005
Samsung's entry into the bridge market comes with the 8MP 15x super-zoom (28mm-420mm equivalent) at $795. The camera supports Adobe's Digital Negative format (DNG), and auto-ISO between 50-400. It shoots at up-to 2.5 fps but lacks image stabilization support which can reduce the effectiveness of its longest range.