Features:
Advanced Photo System (APS) format
28 to 80mm zoom lens
3 print formats, including panoramic
Autoflash with red-eye reduction
Date imprinting
Spotlight customer reviews:
Summary: great APS camera !!!
Comment: I have been using this camera since couple years, my experience is great!!!!! This is compact camera with excellent zoom, and the picture quality is outstanding. I would highly recommend this camera, if you are looking for APS camera.
Summary: Save your money...get a camera from a real camera company
Comment: I bought this camera with high expectations about two years ago...and have been riddled with problems ever since. I was hesistant to buy a Samsung camera, as this company is not very established in photography...but the features offered for the money seemed too good to pass up. When the camera does take pictures, they are of pretty good quality (except that the red-eye reduction frequently gets shut off by the brush of an unknowing fingertip)...but this happens rarely. From a month old the shutter would not open completely which ruined many shots...then a few weeks later, the drop-in loading became very tempermental. After a year of fighting with film...the camera decided to reject film altogether...leaving me stranded in Italy purchasing zillion-dollar disposables. ...
Summary: This is "THE APS CAMERA"!!
Comment: I have used this camera for more than a year now and believe me, it's a great camera. I travel a lot and I have over 500 photos now which I washed after using this camera and each one of them is extremely satisfying. They come out clear and with excellent quality. I like this one. It's good value for money.
Summary: poor quality
Comment: I am glad Amazon has a good return policy. This camera seemed great, but it is very flimsy and broke quickly. The film compartment became stuck open and I had to use a screwdriver to rewind the film to get it out. I should have paid attention to the other review that complained of the same thing, and I should have realized - Samsung is not known for making cameras.
Summary: An extremely decent camera for the money
Comment: This camera is a great deal for the price. It features the APS film system and a great zoom lens [80mm] at a price that is less than many other manufacturers' non-zoom APS cameras.
The zoom is controlled and as powerful as one can reasonably expect. Generally speaking, the camera is both extremely easy to use and reliable. Used properly, it takes very good pictures. It is every bit as small as many much more expensive APS cameras, though it is a tad heavier than some. Overall, the Impax 300ix is a great bargain and an even better camera.
Editorial reviews:
IMPAX 300 is the highest specification of the Samsung 'Advanced Photo System-Series'. It distinguishes itself from comparable cameras with its ultra compact, light and modern design. It is high quality, too. With the Samsung SHD (Super High Definition) 2, 8fold-zoom 28 to 80mm that equates to 35 to 100mm in 35mm format, the Samsung Impax 300 reaches a performance class, in which similar expensive models are classified. There is also an infinity mode that allows one to take pictures through window glass. This important characteristic will be a feature of the Samsung Impax 300. With the help of the PQI-technology (Print Quality Improvement) and the magnetical data exchange between film and processing labor in the print production, special photographic date will be so considered that the best pictures are always taken even in critical shots conditions. A special feature, which is highly recommended by users of camera because of its clearness, is the adjustment panel on the back side of the camera. All functions can be selected here and checked on the central LCD-Display.
