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It must have been a lot of fun being in the R&D department at Samsung when they drew up the specs for the photographic behemoth that is the Pro 815. They must have got through a forests worth of flip charts and a truckload of marker pens.The star of t...

Great lens. Tons of features. Huge 3.5in main LCD...

Bad shutter lag. Big and heavy. Poor ISO range...

The Pro 815 is impressive in so many ways, but also massive and flawed...
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With the 8-megapixel Samsung Pro815 attempts to blow the SLR-style competition out of the water. Were talking 3.5-inch LCD, secondary LCD, high-res electronic viewfinder, a powerful Li-Ion battery good for up to 450 images, and a huge 15X optical zoom...
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Because of its large size, when you first get your hands on the Samsung Pro815, youll probably think youre holding a full D-SLR. In fact, its a little bigger than some D-SLRs, such as the Canon Rebel XT and the new Rebel XTi. This camera has some...

Decent image quality. Longest zoom and biggest LCD for a fixed-lens point-and-shoot digital camera. Wide-angle end of the zoom range reaches 28mm. Includes manual-focus ring. Lots of options.

Some shutter lag in non-flash situations. Big and bulky. No image stabilization. Limited to 30-second video clips.

Samsung seems to have a hit-or-miss approach when it comes to the Pro815, which is why this superzoom and enthusiast camera didnt score higher...
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Samsung Pro815 Expert photographers will love the built-in monster zoom and the myriad functions. The $700 (as of August 25, 2006) Samsung Pro815 is a dream camera for serious photographers. This bulky 8-megapixel camera looks like a digital SLR and pa...

Huge 3.5inch LCD and 15X zoom, Tons of manual controls...

Lacks image stabilization...

Expert photographers will love the built-in monster zoom and the myriad functions.
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The Samsung Pro815 is a remarkable camera for a number of reasons. First, its huge 15x zoom Schneider-Kreuznach lens is the most powerful on any non-SLR digital camera. Secondly, it also has the biggest monitor on any digital camera, with a massive 3.5in...
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by Larry L GreenhillThe full-sized Samsung 815 Pro is an 8-megapixel Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) digital camera with a 15x Schneider 28-420 mm (35mm equivalent) optical zoom lens and large 3.5-inch LCD rear-panel display. The camera is heavy and solidl...
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At 3.5? the Pro815 has the largest available LCD preview screen available on a digital camera?at least so far. The screen incorporates Samsung?s TMR (Transmissive Micro Reflective) technology that?s not as sharp as I would have liked but it?s large eno...
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Samsung officially announced its first SLR-styled digital camera, the Pro815, an 8 megapixel, 15x zoom model back in June, but it didnt actually arrive until the late autumn. Its targeted at enthusiasts and boasts a lot of world firsts including...

Huge 28-420mm equivalent zoom range with mechanical zoom ring, Excellent edge-to-edge results across the zoom range, Good resolution - especially in raw mode, Fairly light-handed noise reduction at higher ISO settings, Large, bright 3.5-inch screen, Usefu...

Long shutter lag, Focusing can feel slow, 640 x 480 movies at 25 fps maximum clip length of 30 secs, Focus hunts - and often fails - at long end of zoom, especially in low light, JPEG processing doesnt make the most of the lens, smearing of low contrast d...

Samsung has arrived at the super zoom / bridge camera party very late, but it has certainly made quite an entrance. The Pro815s designers obviously decided that the key to success was to take the successful formula established by the likes of Panason...
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