Looks like Samsung just cant get enough of the 12Mp cameraphone (who can??). Anyways, following the launch of the Pixon12, Samsung has announced the launch of the  SCH-W880, the newest 12 MP cameraphone to hit the shelf. It’s got an optical zoom of about 3X and is being made ready for an early October release in Korea. It also comes loaded with an AMOLED full touch screen, 2x digital zoom , Dual-Xenon flash ,Touch/auto focus , Image stabilization and Face detection. It also enables fast image saving so that the users can immediately move on to the next shot within a short span of 2 secs. It also offers high quality video recording at 1280 x 720 pixels with 30 frames per sec. To match upto the heavily loaded camera we even have a 1100mAh battery which makes in all probability could make this one a bit clunky. At  [...]

The TL320 features a plethora of options for adjustability, there are 13 different screen shots to choose from, and the smart auto mode selects the perfect screen shot from eleven of the scene modes. The auto mode locks most of the functions if you do not want to fiddle of the adjustments and provides the best shot possible. some hidden extras in the camera include the fine-tuner for white balance and colour temperature, self-portrait face detection, backlight compensation, exposure bracketing, and a motion-sensitive shutter-release timer. The performance of the TL320 was standard, nothing exceptional, from a cold –start the camera took 1.9 seconds, but 2.4seconds between shots. It also took 0.5 seconds in normal conditions and 0.8 seconds to auto focus. The images obtained were soft and a small amount of noise too. Like at all cameras in its range, the TL320 reached it potential at ISO200. the overall colours were rich and the white balance were good. Video quality was good too, plus you get the options of image stabilization and zoom while recording. On e more goodie in Samsungs bag was the Custom RGB option.

Nitty- gritty: This camera packs a lot of features but there is a bit of a problem, the price. The TL320 costs around $300, which is steep, given the fact it has an average performance and the picture qualities a re so-so too. If Samsung worked on it a little longer, or reduces the price tag, then there should be no reason why you shouldn’t get one.