The new standard: Singular performance with DualView
With traditional digital cameras, you're stuck behind the lens, snapping shots of what everyone else is doing, but leaving yourself out of the excitement. And then, we all know what happens when one tries to take a self portrait — you end up with poorly composed shots that are out of focus and crooked. It's time for you, the photographer, to step into the limelight. It's time for the TL220 from Samsung, featuring DualView technology. While other digital cameras only offer a single, rear LCD viewscreen, the TL220 serves up a second LCD located on the front of the camera. Now you can point the lens to face you and snap perfectly composed shots with a clear view of the 1.5" LCD screen. And when it comes to actually snapping the shot, you can either press the shutter button yourself, or set the countdown timer and watch the numbers wind down on the front-panel LCD. There's even a Children Mode that plays short animations on the front LCD to keep the little ones' attention for the perfect shot!
No ordinary LCD . . .
Now, let's not allow the TL220's innovative front LCD viewscreen to hog the stage. Remember, we're talking about DualView technology: the 1.5" front LCD is only half of the equation. Not only does the TL220's rear 3.0" color LCD viewscreen offer a wide, detailed view with its 230,000 pixel resolution, but it also delivers touchscreen interactivity! With a simple flick of the finger, you can program camera settings, browse photo albums, and change between landscape and portrait views.
And a little HD
On the rare occasion that you might tire of shooting still shots with the TL220, Samsung has outfitted this digital camera with a high definition movie capture mode. Now you can record up to 20 minutes of your friends' hilarious antics in stunning 1280 x 720p high definition. Then, once you're back at home, you can share your latest footage with friends and family on your HDTV using the TL220's built-in HDMI interface.
Double image stabilization
Whether it's the excitement of the shot or a chill on the air that's causing you to shake, unsteady hands can do a lot to ruin an otherwise ideal shot. Sporting Dual Image Stabilization, the TL220 digital camera from Samsung serves up a one-two punch to tame blurry photos. First off, Optical Image Stabilization compensates for trembling hands by literally shifting the camera's lens in the opposite direction. Second, Digital Image Stabilization's advance processing kicks in when things get really wobbly to ensure blur-free images.
The Perfect Portrait system
One of the best things about having a compact point-and-shoot camera is the ability to take pictures of friends and family when you're all having fun. Thanks to the Samsung TL220's Perfect Portrait system, you can take fantastic shots of the human face with confidence. Samsung's Perfect Portrait system combines Face Detection, Smile Shot, Blink Detection, and Red-eye Fix technologies to ensure optimal exposure of faces. Face Detection detects up to nine different faces, automatically adjusting focus and brightness for stunning results. Another Perfect Portrait technology, Beauty Shot even retouches imperfections on your subject's face, automatically! Perfect Portrait settings also allow you to take great self portraits.
Nuts 'n' bolts
Chances are you aren't planning on looking at all of your digital photos on the camera's LCD screen. No way! At some point you're going to want to print them off to share with and send to friends and family. This is where your camera's pixel-capture resolution comes into play. Lower resolutions are fine for printing off standard 3"x5" photos, but if you want to reproduce large prints 8"x10" or larger, you're going to need a larger resolution. Enter the TL220 with a whopping 12.2-megapixel capture resolution, offering ample pixels for creating large prints without sacrificing any detail. Further enhancing your photographic toolbox, the TL220 features a wide-angle Schneider-KREUZNACH lens with a powerful 4.6x optical zoom.
Shooting in the moment
Even the most seasoned photographers don't always have time to program ideal camera settings for every shot. Photographic moments aren't planned . . . they're spontaneous. Making sure that you're always ready to take the perfect shot, Samsung's TL220 offers Smart Auto technology. Using one of fourteen unique preset modes, Smart Auto technology automatically senses shooting conditions and optimizes camera settings for the ideal shot. Choose between modes such as Portrait, Landscape, Night, Macro, and Blue Sky Mode. And, of course, should you ever want to take control of your photographic experience, Smart Auto's parameters can be bypassed for manual operation.
