Samsung S850 Digital Camera

A superb little gadget: It has a huge 2.1" TFT LCD display, 8.1 MP, 5x optical zoom, ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction, High sensitivity ISO 1600, MPEG-4 SVGA quality movie function, Movie Stabiliser, Successive Recording function, Built-in Movie Editing, Powerful manual functions, Macro 1cm & Auto Macro, Wise Shot, Effect button to access various photo effects directly, and SDHC memory card support.

I advise the use of AA Ni-NH rechargeable batteries as standard Duracell won’t last long.

Official Website: http://www.samsungcamera.co.uk/product/pro_view.asp?prol_uid=2777&cat_uid=11

i found the samsung s850 a very good camera for the price. very clear picture quality video quality not bad either, very honest little compact digital camera, does the job required and alot lot more.

I considered this camera initially because of the extra zoom facilities (compared to my rather basic old digital camera which had just broken!). I am also a bit of a technophobe and the camera looked straight forward to operate without too much in the way of fussy extras. I just wanted a good, easy to work, point and shoot camera. However, I got more than I bargained for. The quality of the photos is outstandingly good. It IS very simple to operate, but does offer more sophisticated capabilities which I am gradually exploring.On the auto mode it is a good point and shoot with superb quality. However, I have started doing a lot of close up work, and this is where I think the camera is really outstanding. The quality is fantastic. Takes me a few shots to get it right sometimes, but its worth it in the end. I do feel this is a great camera to have if you want to slowly teach yourself more. The camera itself is very slim and compact and aesthetically attractive compared to other models. The quality of the video clips is also very good picture wise although the sound quality is not. Overall the camera was a good purchase and I am very pleased with it.

very handy and compact camera.
Autofocus slow but optical zoom 5x.
Powered by AA batteries, and work on SD card
Very easy to use even for my 60 years old Dad.

This camera is one of the best I have ever had, i had one before and broke it.
tried a different make and type of camera and there was no way near the same amount of settings on it.

this camera is very flexible and has loads of tools and settings to experiment with.

I would recommend this camera to anyone.

The samsung S850 is a good product. I like it because it is very easy to use and can produce quality pictures if used accordingly. I decided to buy it because I'd used it before I knew it was a quality product eventhough I wouldn't have paid that much had I checked properly before buying it. This is because it didn't have all it should have had to let me start using it instantly. And as a used item, which is no longer in the market, I think it didn't worth what I paid for. But the seller was great in temrs of communication and trid hard for me to get the items within the said posting periods just as it was stated in his specification. I'll recommend that he's a good seller.

Researched all over the net and I agree with the general sentiments which are:
1. It is a really good camera for a novice; simple to operate and the picture quality is excellent.
2. Can get frustrating with the auto-focus as one often wants to choose what to focus on and it keeps selecting its own choice
3. Value for money?....Absolutely
4. Weight is not a problem..its still very light, perhaps a bit big for pockets, but small enough to be very portable
5. The delay between pressing the button and the picture being taken is a little frustrating, ok in normal light but frustrating in low light.

Having just sold my S850 there are a few things I have to agree and disagree with the previous reviewers about. Firstly, the movie quality is exceptional due to the higher pixel usage, but the fact the sound cuts out when the zoom is utilised can be very frustrating. So is the auto-focus, which, in my experience, chooses to pick the most unimportant things to concentrate on, other than what you want. I started to use the manual focus but using the large tft screen, other than a viewfinder, proved to be touch and go especially in high glare conditions, which proved to be evident when I downloaded the images onto my computer. I found the super macro mode usable, but experienced similar problems the longer I used the camera which made me question the long-term usage, and reliability of this model.

Overall I liked this camera but would recommend a more serious user to check other models from more established manufacturers with reputations for reliability, build and ccd quality.

Am very impressed with the quality of photos that this camera takes. Distance and close up images are of wonderful clarity, and the colours are fabulous!

The price belies the fact that this does seem to be a professional quality
camera.

Initially, I was a bit dubious of having to use AA batteries (instead of a rechargable lithiums), but have found that they last for ages.

All in all, a great camera and well worth the money.

This is an very easy camera to use, brilliant colours, easy to access the zoom control, and the usb is great for transfering pictures to a computer.
The instuctions are very user friendly.
All round, very good value for money. Highly recommended

Reviewed by Jonners (aged 15)

Great camera - I am really pleased I bought it. Loads of brilliant functions and features that came with it. Best deal of the year. I have used the camera extensively for wildlife photography, so the zoom and the close-up feature are well used...

It was really easy to set up and pick up how to use it. The handbook is very easy to understand, telling you everything you need to know.

I give it ***** 5 Stars- Highly recommended!

does what it says on the tin!very good and easy to use.what more can i say,im a man of very little words.......................................................................

I liked the fact that it is black and had 4 bonuses with the package. I disliked that the cover is not originally of the samsung brand. Amd also it is not very user friendly, you have to rhink and check the manual, and try it out to see what the functions are exactly. But it was a good price.

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Good and fast delivery as stipulated. thanks a lot. brand new camera and all the bonus gifts. The weird thing is they say they are base in manchester, but really in america and the parcel came from cumbria but i got no complaints. thanks agin

For further reviews and product specs, try ciao.co.uk:
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Samsung_S850__Review_5649235

This truly is an incredible camera - as ciao said, it really is the perfect balance of price and features. For a start, this is about as cheap as it gets for an 8MP, 5X optical zoom: mine cost arond £75 from one of the sellers listed through this review (at time of writing) I also got a free 2Gb SD card, a very good quality case, tripod and lense cleaning kit. At the time I was not to be swayed by extra freebies, but with the ones I got it is a complete setup: you are ready to go straight away!

I used to have a 3X optical zoom, and boy do I notice the difference with a 5X zoom!

The quality is superb at 8.1MP, it is very quick taking so I never bother to use a lower setting, the pictures size is generally about 2.5MB - so to fill a 2 GB card is well over 700 pics!

The video is also surprisingly good quality, although if you zoom on the video the sound is cut to avoid getting a horrible mechanical sound in the background - no bother to me though), also get your full 5x optical zoom in video mode!

But this camera is really about the pictures; There are so many settings I would need hours to explain, but the sellers info is usually pretty good.

Auto mode is great - easy to setup and snap

But as you get used to it (I've had it nearlly 3 weeks now) you can explore its advanced features: there are manual settings for most things which is great if you need it. A huge variety of scenes too!

But where this camera really excells is in the close-up mode: what I bought it for, and I am not at all disappointed: The quality right upto 1 cm is incredible: words cannot describe it! Some pictures look almost proffesional without much effort: just set on super macro: snap a few times and you'll usually get at least one great image: thats what digital is about isn't it: the ability to delete if they go wrong, and then take another with no problem or cost.

As with all digital cameras the pictures do tend to look marginally grainy when it is dull, but if you get the ISO setting right and the WB correct, this is usually minimal.

Batteries: they say recommended rechargeabes are 2500Mah - these cost about £8 for four on ebay (camera takes two), but I have used older batteries which are around 2000Mah and are a lot cheaper, they have been averaging around 250-300 snaps per charge, which I think is really good and more than ample, considering it only uses two. Alkalines are rubbish in it, I tried the supplied and they reported low after about 100 snaps!

This camera is a must have for somebody looking for a cheap(ish) camera with excellent features or somebody who enjoys close up work (flowers, animals etc.)

Samsung really have got this camera right: don't be put off by the looks: your camera isn't in your picture! Its still tiny and very portable too.

P.S. adding to my review after more experience - still great, am more pleased - I've never spent this uch time in the garden taking pics in wet spring before - the quality is amazing! Have begun to get used to the WB manual settings and other manual settings - its really intuitive and simple to use, and if you get stuck the user guide provides a great help (not that I've had to use it much though)

All in all this is the BEST value I think I've had on anything in a long time!
Thank you Samsung.

The Camera has great mega pixel and zoom but is a bit big ! it looks great and takes great shots but if you like a small camera then do not buy this one !

Very nice and easy to use. The quality photos is great for the price. Good navigation of menu. Very pleased thanks.

This is a great camera and well worth the price, when I bought mine I got the acc packe as well,ok I had another case which holds batteries and sd cards as well, as the one that came with it does not.

This is such a great camera, that when I upgraded to a digital SLR and I offered it to my usband he bit my hand off, to get it.As it's much better than than his last digital, which was £20, less than I paid for this and his camera was less mega pixels. It takes great photo's and is very easy to use.

for the price of this its the best around from the pics it takes and the look of it the zoom is supurb and so is the video capture highest quality for the price. this is my second as i broke my 1st 1 the lcd screen on that broke my heart so i found another on here and snapped it up !!!!!!!!!!!