Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
TL500 (EX1)
Samsung
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 10 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm)
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Max resolution
- 3648 x 2736
- ISO
- Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–72 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F1.8–2.4
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 8 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/1500 sec
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- Yes (Hot-shoe)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
- Format
- H.264
- Microphone
- Mono
- Speaker
- None
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 614,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fully articulated
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC, internal
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion SLB-07A battery & charger
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)
- Dimensions
- 114 x 63 x 29 mm (4.49 x 2.48 x 1.14″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
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