At first look, the Samsung DV300F's ($199.99 list) front LCD makes it stand out from the crowd, but the camera's most impressive feature is its Wi-Fi sharing capability. It allows you to transfer photos to your smartphone, post directly to social sharing sites, or transfer them to a PC-all without...

Waxy images at middling ISO settings; Sluggish performance; Short zoom range; HD video capture limited to 720p.

It lets you "turn an ordinary photograph into something special or funny for your Facebook page" -- and then upload it instantly via Wi-Fi. Two things are missing, though. There's no one-touch video record button and no HDMI jack, although you can hook your HDTV up to Wi-Fi to watch videos that way.

Dual front and back LCD screens; Built-in Wi-Fi; Fun effects to add to your photos; Very slim and tiny

Mediocre photos and videos; Only 5x zoom; Slow

Earlier this year, Samsung announced their latest incarnation in their DualView camera series, the sleekly designed DV300F.  It features a 16.0-Megapixel, 1/2.3" CCD, a 5x optical zoom lens (a 35mm equivalent of 25-125mm), a 3.0" rear facing LCD viewing screen, a 1.5" front facing LCD screen, and

The Samsung DV300F is the first DualView camera from Samsung to feature built-in WiFi functionality. As a result, Samsung has packed it full of innovative ways to share content online that don't involve a computer.

At first look, the Samsung DV300F's front LCD makes it stand out from the crowd, but the camera's most impressive feature is its Wi-Fi sharing capability. It allows you to transfer photos to your smartphone, post directly to social sharing sites, or transfer them to a PC-all without wires.

Compact fully automatic cameras with 5x zooms are commonplace and, some would argue, are in the greatest danger of being made obsolete by the smartphone. Luckily then compact and slender Samsung DV300F pocket camera offers a bit more than most comparable sub-£200 snapshots, like some of those found...

Slim profile; Wi-Fi connectivity; High-res 3-inch backscreen

Softer images on high ISOs; Mic picks up operational noise; Not Full HD video

On the whole, the DV300F performed well in my tests. I've criticised its choice of aperture in some instances and its minor chromatic aberration in others, but these only become an issue when examined in isolation -- something that's easier to do when a 16-megapixel frame lets you examine such a...

Creative filters; Video mode; Small size; Image quality; Front-mounted screen

Slight chromatic aberration and pin-cushion distortion; Some surprising aperture choices

Pleasant aesthetics, a low price and the front-mounted LCD screen are the main drawcards for the Samsung DV300F. We'd recommend spending a tad extra to get a whole lot more elsewhere, and relying on your smartphone for self-portraits.

Self-portrait screen is handy if you're into that sort of thing

Smartphones are great for self-portraits; Image quality could be better

I only had this camera for a month and Its amazing!! Im so happy with my purchase. I love the front LCD screen. That was the main reason I got the camera. Taking pictures of yourself and/or with friends comes out amazing every time and no one is left out. Another feature I love is the WI-Fi.

Battery Life; front lcd screen; Picture Effects; Picture Quality; Wi-fi

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I use this camera for many different events. I do a lot of traveling so this is a great product! The only issue I had was the flash is extremely bright, causing people in the picture to blink and it makes you look very pale.

Easy To Use; Fast/accurate auto-focus; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Great Zoom; Large Clear LCD; Small / Compact

Flash Can Be Too Bright