Samsung prices TL500, TL350, AQ100 and SL605 shooters

Samsung has just visited a bunch of data sheets upon us, and we've drawn out a few as yet unknown numerals regarding pricing and availability of the shooters it showed off at PMA this year. The TL500 above, swiveling AMOLED screen and all, will set buyers back $449 this spring when it'll be joined by its junior sibling, the TL350, which will cost $349. Both shooters offer RAW support and dual image stabilization, though funnily enough the cheaper 350 model offers 1080p video recording whereas the gaudier TL500 makes do with 640 x 480. If you're after something a bit more durable, the scratch-proof and rubberized SL605 will set you back only $129, while the all-weather AQ100 gets a $199 sticker, with both expected in that same spring release window. Phew, aren't you glad you know all that now?

[yulebellow Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:02AM]

Oh god, I'm gunna blow all my money, these look too great to resist.

[FORDY Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:18PM]

@yulebellow
+1. This is without doubt the best looking non-SLR camera I have ever seen.

[Edobe Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:04AM]

The TL-350 will look great in my pocket. It's gonna be a fun spring!

[Argonaut Posted Mar 9th 2010 1:45PM]

@Edobe There are so many things wrong with that statement.

[trainwrecka Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:26AM]

That is one slick looking camera.

[Leindurstit Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:27AM]

Put that shooter away.

[chispito Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:33AM]

F 1.8 for a digicam is amazing. I wonder how it looks at that aperature? Even if you have to stop it down to 2.2, that's still pretty nice.

What's the sensor size on these bad boys?

[jarek Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:48AM]

@chispito 1/1.7" sensor

[rcappo Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:15PM]

@chispito

I was thinking the same thing. I have a 85mm f 1.8 prime lens for my DSLR, but my previous digicam only had a f 3.5 lens and it sucked at lower light pictures.

I would like to see this have a 10x or 12x zoom on it however. It might not be able to fit in a pocket or have the f 1.8 at that point however.

[AdamWill Posted Mar 9th 2010 2:09PM]

@chispito S90 has an f/2.0 lens, looks great at that setting.

I'm not sure even the f/1.8 is the big news on this one - what impresses me is that it looks like it's f/2.4 at 3x zoom, which is pretty impressive. The S90 drops quite fast to f/4.9 at 3x zoom, so that's a pretty big advantage for the TL500.

From the picture it looks like they nicked the idea of a control ring around the lens from the S90 too, which is a great move. It's such an incredibly useful tool, makes the S90 actually *easier* to control manually than most DSLRs.

I love my S90, but if I hadn't bought it, it'd be pretty hard to ignore this thing. Need final reviews to see if it's as good as the specs, but the specs are very impressive...

[XRX Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:38AM]

@Atkins

never ..........

samsung products have the worst build quality..........

except their last year LED TV's (some gud) .........

[photoguy622 Posted Mar 9th 2010 11:38AM]

The specs on the TL500 are very nice, and would make me seriously consider replacing my Lumix LX3. However, why does it have to look so ugly? Something about that design just doesn't mesh for me.

[Raffstyle Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:30PM]

They put the flash on left side again on the tl350 just like the wb500/550. It suck coz fingers keep blocking the flash when shooting with 1 hand.

[shishi Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:33PM]

That's one good-looking camera. Love the "old style" details and overall feeling.

[BdgBill1 Posted Mar 9th 2010 3:06PM]

Yeah! Let the aperture wars begin!

I just bought a Canon S90 and that F2.0 lens has made far more of an impact on the quality of my photography than any jump in megapixels ever did. I can shoot on the street at night with no flash and ISO 200, handheld. I can also get the shallow depth of field that has always been impossible with pocket cameras.

The F1.8 lens on this bad boy lets in twice as much light as the lens on my S90.

[irfan Posted Mar 9th 2010 5:36PM]

@BdgBill1

50% more light, not twice. a 1.4 would be twice 2

[irfan Posted Mar 9th 2010 5:37PM]

@irfan actually i think its 25%

[slim69 Posted Mar 9th 2010 8:23PM]

"expected in that same spring release window"
When do you suspect that is? Spring could be May!! Anyone know the release date?