The Samsung DualView ST600 has a front-facing LCD screen. Find out what else is new in our full story.
Two LCD screens are better than one, right? That's been Samsung's mindset for 2010, and the Samsung DualView ST600 joins the TL210, along with the rest of the company's dual-monitor lineup this Fall. We liked the TL210 not only for its additional monitor, which aided self-portrait shooting, but because the camera produced decent images and offered a respectable level of manual controls.
Samsung DualView ST600 Point-and-Shoot Camera
"Unlike any other feature found on digital cameras, consumers immediately recognize the value of what our dual LCD technology can do for them. There is no learning curve or technical understanding that must be achieved as it is a natural extension of what our customers are already doing. Samsung is looking to simplify that task with the new ST600 and ST100, ensuring they have the ability to take the perfect profile shot, and never have to miss that perfect picture moment with family and friends, even if they're not behind the camera," said SJ Park, President of Samsung Digital Imaging Division.
In our experience, when you shoot with a DualView, subjects have the ability to interact with the photographer, since they see what the photographer sees. The LCD screen also seamlessly blends into the body of the camera for a sleek look. We get a high-quality Schneider KREUZNACH lens with a 5x optical zoom and Optical and Digital Image Stabilization on the Samsung DualView ST600, in addition to a 27mm wide-angle spread.
As far as imaging goes, the Samsung DualView ST600 has a 14.2-megapixel sensor and Samsung's Smart Auto scene recognition technology in Photo or Video mode. We hope the Samsung ST600's sensor is not just another entry into the megapixel war, for we'd rather have a 10-megapixel sensor that takes advantage of the smaller sensor more efficiently. The ability to capture giant images isn't necessary because a majority of ST600 users will be uploading their images directly to YouTube. Size doesn't matter, and Samsung needs to get that because otherwise we'll just have beginners taking small poster-sized images and not knowing how to resize them for web uploading or sending via email to friends.
Samsung has boosted the size of the DualView ST600's LCD to 1.8-inches, up from the previous 1.5-inches on the TL models. A Self-Portrait mode will be available on the Samsung DualView ST600, along with a couples mode that detects two heads tilted toward one another—we can't wait to test that out. The Children's mode is back as well, hopefully not with that frightening video of the demonic clown, beckoning us to look into the ST600's lens while he sucks our soul into his red nose. We also get a Jump Shot mode, where the front LCD will provide a visual cue for enthusiastic life go-getters to leap into the air while the camera captures a series of three images, one of which will portray the champion shot of a cheesy 80's freezeframe.
Samsung's Smart Gesture User Interface is incorporated into the Samsung ST600, allowing shooters to access key features with a tilt or hand gesture. Scrolling through images can be dictated by tilting the camera in either direction, swiping the screen, or playing images in a slideshow. For the stylish shooters, the Samsung ST600 will come in purple and pink, and is constructed of a slim metal body.
For rear-end monitoring, the Samsung DualView ST600 has a 3.5-inch LCD, but there's no word on the pixel count, which we think will be around 230,000. We get in-camera image editing, including Rezise, Rotate, and Trimming, and a Photo Style Selector lets shooters choose between image effects like Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, and Negative. 720p 30fps H.264 video surfaces on the Samsung DualView ST600, as well as Fish Eye, Miniature, and Sketch Effect image filters.
Samsung DualView ST600 Photo Gallery
  
Price and Release Date
The Samsung DualView ST600 will ship in September for $330.
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