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The Samsung EX2 is a very nice compact camera that reeks of quality, from the nicely designed body to the excellent quality 24-80mm f/1.4-2.7 lens. It fits the hand well and the controls are well laid out. The grip is good and it just has that "right" feel when shooting. Some cameras have it, some don't, this one has it.
Build quality seems very good and the finish is very nice. Good thumb area and grip on right front. Metal body with some plastic, of course, but very solid feel overall. Body is a tiny bit thicker than some, but I actually like that. The 3 " AMOLED screen is very good. Yes, a view finder would be ideal (and it they made this same camera with a view finder for $100 more, I would buy it!), but the screen is good and gets the job done. It has some interesting features like a built in ND filter, some interesting modes like HDR, some slightly unusual, but effective control dials, a neat plastic "rim" around the lens with a very grippable surface (can be removed), rotating eyelets for the strap, easy to read markings, decent menus, and so on.
One thing I really like is the fast, snappy auto focus. It's very "crisp" in operation, I never find myself waiting or hunting for a focus lock with this camera. Very nice, I can tell you, and something not to be taken for granted (having used other fine cameras that did not, it can soon become very irritating when auto focus does not work well).
It has the quite excellent Samsung Fn button menu feature this is something I love about Samsung cameras, one of the best interfaces I've seen for making commonly needed adjustments easily and quickly -and with class (nice visuals and feel using the dial on the front of the camera or the wheel on the back, hands down better than the competition in my opinion).
The 12.4 megapixel sensor seems to be a good one. IQ is good. Noise is not an issue at normal ISO's (
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