Samsung taking all that complexity out of pointing and shooting with the 12.2 megapixel TL100

Yes, we know just how hard it can be to take pictures with your standard compact digital camera, what with the whole shutter button and all. Thank goodness for Samsung, who will take ease of use to a "new level" this spring with the TL100 slim camera, capable of automatically detecting whether you're taking a picture of a mountain or a person and toggling the appropriate mode accordingly. It can even go ahead and just take the durned picture for you in certain modes, able to tell when everyone has their eyes open or is beaming a sufficiently big enough smile. It will also take 800 x 592 videos at 20fps, and manages to pack a 2.7-inch TFT LCD into a body that Samsung says is just 16mm thick -- if you don't count the protrusion from the 3X lens. Since that lens is decidedly non-removable, we think we will.

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Gallery: Samsung TL100

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[jesseswang @ Jan 7th 2009 8:27PM]

"800 x 592 videos at 20fps"

Does that only sounds weird to me?

[Josh G @ Jan 7th 2009 8:32PM]

"Since that lens is decidedly non-removable, we think we will."

That's just silly. Do you leave the lens extended when you have it in your pocket/bag?

[BobDobalina @ Jan 7th 2009 8:36PM]

Samsung is talking about the bulge around the lens, even when not extended.

[Poom @ Jan 7th 2009 8:33PM]

Errrrrrrr.... My camera has scene recognition and smile detection and it's been out for a while... How is this breaking news?

[Nick @ Jan 7th 2009 9:00PM]

"automatically detecting whether you're taking a picture of a mountain or a person"

Will the software crash if I take a picture of Mount Rushmore?

[ecking01 @ Jan 7th 2009 11:08PM]

I lol'd.

[Derek @ Jan 8th 2009 2:55AM]

best comment ever?

[dark star @ Jan 7th 2009 10:43PM]

can it zoom in n out while filming? ??

[DundunDuuuuun @ Jan 9th 2009 12:37PM]

Most certainly not like Pentax' green mode, which has been around for yearz'n'yearz.

[whiskyjack @ Jan 12th 2009 11:39AM]

Good to see it. 20fps video recording is pretty useful one.