Samsung's new DualView DV300F camera

Samsung has recently announced their dual view camera termed as Samsung DualView DV300F. The main notable feature in this camera is the secondary screen provided at the front.

This is a regular point and shoot camera but with some amazing features. You may have always found it very difficult to shoot self portraits because you would not exactly know where the lens is to be pointed at. Only way to ensure a good photo is by constant trial and error method. But because of the secondary display provided in the front of this camera users can exactly know what they are shooting and this helps them to take hassle free self portraits and group pictures.

Features and specs of Samsung DualView DV300F:

Dual LCD screen (1.5 inch screen in front and 3 inch screen at back)

16 Mega pixels CCD image sensor

25-125 mm wide angle lens with 5X optical zoom features

Video recording with 720p resolution

Wi-Fi connectivity

Expandable memory card that supports micro SD and micro SDHC type memory cards

Cloud services and auto back up

Integrated flash

Split shot, brush features etc

The camera is small, compact and sleek with a brushed colour scheme. The markings and labelling is done very neatly and adds to the overall appearance of the camera. There is a metallic silver coloured ring that runs around the lens and the shutter button too is given the same colour. The secondary LCD screen is kept at the front just beside the cameras lens.

The CCD image sensor has 16 mega pixels resolution and it is coupled with a 25-125 mm wide angle lens. The lens has 5x zooming capability and is suitable for managing different scene modes including wide landscapes and close subjects. The Wi-Fi capability in the camera allows the user to upload photos directly to net from any Wi-Fi hot spot.

Pictures can be uploaded to social networking sites without any hassles. Also it can be used to automatically back up the data or upload them to online cloud services in case there is less memory in the camera to store pictures. There is an expandable memory card slot provided that supports micro SD, micro SDHC type memory cards.

Samsung DualView DV300F comes with a price tag of about Rs. 12,500/-. This is a very competitive price tag when we consider the specifications and the features in the camera.