DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA - It is not fit for purpose.
I have had two since the 26th December.
The catch is..........
It will not work effectively with any type of disposable batteries.
I even tried Lithium Ion ones and after two shots received the "Low Battery" warning were upon the camera shuts down automatically and the flash would not operate at all.
The first Camera only took 7 non flash shots with the supplied alkaline batteries before it stopped working. In all it went through 3 sets of batteries, all alkaline, to take just 30 photo’s.
After removing the batteries each tested with a full charge on a tester but would still not power the thing.
I have emailed Samsung about this and obtained a suitable bland response which states…. “Disposable batteries don't tend to last long as the camera does use a substantial amount of power, we recommend that one try using a rechargeable battery as they carry a lot more power. The optimum battery to use is a NiMH battery from 2500mAH - 3000mAH.”
While I appreciate their point I do expect it to actually operate with some limited reliability using disposable batteries.
My response was this ….
“….. This Camera is not fit for purpose and as a result I have already returned it to PC World and obtained a full refund. I hope many others do the same.
I am frankly surprised that a large organisation such as Samsung would produce such a poorly thought through piece of technology, I will not be purchasing a Samsung camera again.
This camera should never have been produced with the option of using AA batteries and should have been engineered with some sort of integral rechargeable high capacity nickel metal hydride battery. I have gone back to using my Olympus digital camera which successfully uses this type of technology.”
As you can see I have now returned my second D103 and obtained a full refund and, if you experience the same as me, I would advise you to take it back sooner rather than later. This is hardly a simple point and shoot camera as it is marketed.
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DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA - It is not fit for purpose.
I have had two since the 26th December.
The catch is..........
It will not work effectively with any type of disposable batteries.
I even tried Lithium Ion ones and after two shots received the "Low Battery" warning were upon the camera shuts down automatically and the flash would not operate at all.
The first Camera only took 7 non flash shots with the supplied alkaline batteries before it stopped working. In all it went through 3 sets of batteries, all alkaline, to take just 30 photo’s.
After removing the batteries each tested with a full charge on a tester but would still not power the thing.
I have emailed Samsung about this and obtained a suitable bland response which states….
“Disposable batteries don't tend to last long as the camera does use a substantial amount of power, we recommend that one try using a rechargeable battery as they carry a lot more power. The optimum battery to use is a NiMH battery from 2500mAH - 3000mAH.”
While I appreciate their point I do expect it to actually operate with some limited reliability using disposable batteries.
My response was this ….
“….. This Camera is not fit for purpose and as a result I have already returned it to PC World and obtained a full refund. I hope many others do the same.
I am frankly surprised that a large organisation such as Samsung would produce such a poorly thought through piece of technology, I will not be purchasing a Samsung camera again.
This camera should never have been produced with the option of using AA batteries and should have been engineered with some sort of integral rechargeable high capacity nickel metal hydride battery. I have gone back to using my Olympus digital camera which successfully uses this type of technology.”
As you can see I have now returned my second D103 and obtained a full refund and, if you experience the same as me, I would advise you to take it back sooner rather than later. This is hardly a simple point and shoot camera as it is marketed.