Samsung ST65/ST67 Camera Review
/Digital Camera Technology Can Change So Much in Five Years
First Published Date : June 8, 2011
My last digital camera before my Samsung ST67 was a HP Photosmart R817. I bought it in 2006 for $270, which was not cheap. The features were not bad, but nothing extraordinary compared to other cameras back then. I have been using this camera for 5 years without any problem; however, digital camera technology has brought so many new features in the last few years that with its bulky charging and photo sharing doc with tangles of wires and incapability to produce an HD video, it made sense for me to buy a new digital camera which can do it all, keeping accessories to its minimum. And the Samsung ST67 is the one I picked after searching electronic stores for months. I don’t need to carry a separate digital camera and an HD video camera anymore, as this tiny Samsung ST67 can do both jobs (take pictures and shot HD video) amazingly. See the picture and video clip yourself, if you are still skeptical about Samsung.
Do you believe that Nikon, Sony, Canon can give you better products because they are more expensive and have been around longer? I don’t. All my household products are Samsung. They look a lot better than other so-called famous pricey brands, saved me thousands of dollars and running amazingly well without any problem so far. This is no joke – whenever I bought Sony in the past, I ran into problems. However, I never had any problems with any of my Samsung products so far. So, as you can possibly guess, the main reason behind picking this Samsung ST67 digital camera was its price – at $129 this is a bargain which would be hard to surpass for me.
Let’s look at some Samsung ST67 features:
Ultra slim – feels like carrying nothing at all. I still remember the pain of carrying 2 cameras tangled with wires, chargers, and docks on my Cuba trip. With my new Samsung ST67, I just need one USB cable, as it can charge from a laptop.
14.2 MP resolution and 5X optical zoom.
Records in HD 720p resolution at 30 fps (see the video clip, link provided at the bottom).
Smile Shot and Blink Detection technology can automatically take pictures when subjects are smiling and eyes open. Also, there’s another feature called Beauty Shot which can take away blemishes on the face.
Smart Filter lens can take normal pictures looking like miniaturized or model-scale, and the Fish-eye effect can give videos distorted, cool looks. The Sketch and Defog effect can add emotion or an ultra vivid vibe to pictures.
Is the Samsung ST67 worth $129? Absolutely yes. Technology is bringing innovative and exciting products so fast that what you buy today will be obsolete tomorrow, so you don’t want to spend a lot of money on products like cameras, laptops, and so on. Try to spend as less as possible and use it for as long as you can. However, if you can’t do that and end up buying a newer model again shortly, spending less the first time around will cause you less regret than spending a fortune initially.