Samsung ST700 Review

Now let's delve into more details of our Samsung ST700 review by assessing its features and specs, as well as checking what pros and cons it has compared to other average products in this category.

Samsung ST700 boasts of a resolution of 16.0 MP and is equipped with a 1/2.3" (6.16 x 4.62 mm) sized CCD sensor.

Unfortunately, the support of the RAW file is not included in Samsung ST700. However, if you are looking specifically for a Ultracompact camera with a RAW file support, you should check out one of the following models from the same class and within similar price range .

Samsung ST700 features a 16.0 MP 1/2.3" sensor, which is not a good pick for high-quality and detailed pictures. However, we have an alternative option for you if you were looking for higher resolution.

Anti-Aliasing Filter

Samsung ST700 is known for the lack of anti-alias (Low-pass) filter. It is one of its essential features of the sensor built in this model. The absence of this filter contributes to a higher level of details and sharpness in the pictures you take. Yet, the lack of an anti-alias filter also enhances the possibility of more occurring in certain conditions.

Now let’s check how we can compare the size of 1/2.3" sensor featured in Samsung ST700 with other standard sensor sizes.

LCD and ViewFinder

Samsung ST700 is equipped with a Fixed Type 3" LCD screen. The resolution of this model’s screen reaches 230k dots.

In addition, this model comes with a built-in ViewFinder.

This model comes with a high-quality LCD screen. This is a type of a touch screen, which makes shooting much more convenient and simple, allowing you to adjust the point of focus and camera settings with fingertips.

Max Shutter speed

Some of the other highlights of Samsung ST700 are its fps max speed and 1/2000 sec max shutter speed, which allow you to shoot continuously.

Flash

Unlike some other cameras from this category, ST700 unfortunately, is not equipped with a built-in flash.

Video Features

As for the video quality characteristics of Samsung ST700, it gives you a possibility to shoot videos at the highest resolution of 1280 x 720 You also have enough flexibility in terms of how you can save your files.

Comparing the technical characteristics of this model with the modern standards, we have to admit that 1280 x 720 is a rather poor indicator of video resolution. However, if you are looking for a camera that has 4K video support, we recommend you to consider our Cheapest Camera with 4K video.

Samsung ST700 is not equipped with any ports that would allow you to connect external headphones and microphones to it.

Connectivity and Storage

You can connect ST700 to compatible devices via USB none port.

In this part of our review, we are going to focus on Samsung ST700’s performance in various fields of photography. Each sub-section stands for a specific photography area. In every part, we will review Samsung ST700’s name performance and give it an overall score. This first spider web graph indicates how we can compare the ST700 to the average Compact camera.

Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Samsung ST700 for Portrait Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Samsung ST700 performs Portrait Photography, we gave it a score of 3. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Samsung ST700 can be called a Underclass model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Portrait Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Portrait Photography.

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Samsung ST700 for Street Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Samsung ST700 performs Street Photography, we gave it a score of 13. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Samsung ST700 can be called a Underclass model for this type of photography.

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Samsung ST700 for Sports Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Samsung ST700 performs Sports Photography, we gave it a score of 10. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Samsung ST700 can be called a 10 model for this type of photography.

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Samsung ST700 for Daily Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Samsung ST700 performs Daily Photography, we gave it a score of 45. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Samsung ST700 can be called a Intermediate model for this type of photography.

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Samsung ST700 for Landscape Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Samsung ST700 performs Landscape Photography, we gave it a score of 10. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Samsung ST700 can be called a 10 model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Landscape Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Landscape Photography.