Photos: Hands-on with the slinky Samsung NV15

By Rich Trenholm on 02 November 2007, 11:55am

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In today's compact camera market, genuinely unusual features are pretty thin on the ground. Face detection is no longer the groundbreaking feature it once was, and some manufacturers are even resorting to facile nonsense like the 'smile shutter'. Which is why we love the Samsung NV series, with their innovative 'smart touch' user interface. It's a system that begs to be played with, so that's exactly what we're going to do with the Samsung NV15 that arrived at Crave this week.

First, the specs. The £160 NV15 boasts a 10.1-megapixel sensor and 3x optical zoom. You get face recognition -- of course -- as well as in-camera red-eye fix, aperture and shutter priority, and one of the most satisfying shutter noises we've ever heard. It's the simple things in life that we love.

The Schneider-Kreuznach lens is equivalent to 34mm on a 35mm camera at the wide end. Macro function allows you to get as close as 4cm from your subject.

Come with us for some pictures of the NV15 in action.

Update: A full review of the NV15 is now available. -Rich Trenholm