Comments about Samsung Samsung NV7 OPS Premium 7.2MP Smart Touch ASR Digital Camera, 7x Optical, 5x Digital Zoom, 2.5" LCD Screen, with Optical Picture Stabilization.:

I would describe myself as a point and shoot amateur user who uses his cameras mostly to take pictures of his children and the occasional building or landscape and any pictures I develop are 8x11 and smaller.
Things I like about the camera include:
-Solid construction.
-Optical Picture Stabilization(OPS) in addition to ASR mode. The OPS feature does not appear to add any time to picture processing like ASR modes do.
-Smart button interface. It took a little bit to get used to but navigation through settings and adjustments is much faster than using the typical 4 sided dial with the enter button in the middle, especially since you can get both thumbs involved. I find that with the smart button interface I'm not guessing which direction/button to push because it's displayed on screen. It's almost like using a laptop mousepad, or an iPod input.
- The settings that can be changed. My other point and shoot/compact cameras do not have nearly as many changeable settings as far as picture taking goes. (ie: shutter speed, aperature value, cooler/warmer color value, sharpness, brightness,5 focus types,[including manual]). And changing the settings is much easier and faster with the NV7.
-Threaded lense to accept 43mm filters. Which allows the use of a full time protective filter to help prevent damage to the lense.

Things I dislike, or think need improvement:
-Short Battery Life.
-When in movie mode the recording of sound turns off while zooming.
-Processing time when in ASR mode.

* If a viewfinder is a must then look elsewhere as the NV7 does not have one. I have not had any problems with taking pictures using only a monitor with the exception of being zoomed out all the way and trying to track a fast moving object,(landing F16). Other than that the moniors viewing angle and brightness have made it an acceptable alternative to a viewfinder for me.