The Samsung ES30 is a compact entry level digital camera.  I guess the popularity is because of the low price and with its weight (approx.140 gms).  It can easily slip into a shirt pocket.  The camera boosts a CCD sensor with 12.21 megapixels and 5x optical (35mm film equivalent: 27 – 135mm) wide angel zoom lens. The Minimum aperture wide is f3.5 and Minimum aperture telephoto is f5.9. The camera has a surprising 3 inch TFT LCD screen; the screen can be viewed clearly even on bright sunlight. The camera support includes built in Program AE selection, Smile and Blink detection for portrait photography, macro support up to 5cm away from the subject, JPEG file format, 640×480 pixel VGA movie resolutions @ 30 fps and ISO rating from Auto to 1600 for low light photography. It supports Video out, Mono Internal speaker and Microphone, USB 2.0 Hi-speed and SD/SDHC memory card. Memory card supports 4GB on SD and 8GB on SDHC.

Available: Black and Silver in kuwait. (It is available in Pink elsewhere)
Includes: 2xAA Battery; Samsung camera pouch
Pros:
Light weight
Large LCD viewfinder
Controls for Metering, Exposure compensation and White balance
Control modes for Fill-in-flash, slow sync and Auto & Red-eye reduction
Cons:
No Manual viewfinder
No Built-in memory
No Image Stabilization
No Aperture and Shutter Speed control
Photo taken at ISO 1600 is with noticeable noise

Verdict:
The camera is good with limited functionality. Ideal as a present for first time camera users. The buttons are slightly fiddly for people with large hands. Don’t expect too much (you get what you buy in this price range), delivers good shots in bright light.

Since my blog is dedicated to camera’s and the offer from X-cite being so tempting on  Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras. I couldn’t resist from posting. You can check about their offers here and if you are a Facebook fan, you can search for X-cite by Alghanim Electronics.

Canon EOS 500D with Dual lens (18-55mm & 75-300mm) – KD 299.000

• This camera is also known as Canon Rebel Digital T1i in the US, Canon EOS Kiss Digital X3 in Japan and Canon EOS 500D elsewhere
• Image Processing: DIGIC 4
• Sensor: 15.1 mega pixel with CMOS sensor (Full Frame)
• Sensitivity: ISO 100 – 12800 equiv. *
• LCD monitor: 3.o” TFT LCD with 920,000 pixels and Live view mode
• Viewfinder: Pentamirror with 95% frame coverage
• Auto Focus: 9 point wide area AF with cross type centre point
• Movie recording: 1920 x 1080 (1080P, 16:9) @ 20 fps, 1280 x 720 (720P, 16:9) @ 30 fps, 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 30 fps
• Continuous shooting: 3.4 fps
• Full compatible  with canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites
• Weight: 480g (body only)

Both the 18-55mm and 75-300mm lens shall cater your wide angle to Telephoto needs.

Nikon D7000 with Dual lens (18-105mm & 55-200mm) – KD 599.000 (2 Days offer)

Here’s the key highlight of this camera

• Image Processing: EXPEED 2
• Sensor: 16.2 mega pixel with CMOS sensor (DX format)
• Sensitivity: ISO 200 – ISO 12800* ~ ISO 25600 (using H1 and H2 expansions)
• LCD monitor: 3.o” TFT LCD with 920,000 pixels and Live view mode
• Viewfinder: Pentaprism with 100% frame coverage
• Auto Focus: 39 point wide area AF with 9 cross type sensors
• Movie recording: 1920 x 1080 (1080P, 16:9) @ 24 fps, 1280 x 720 (720P, 16:9) @ 30 , 25 and 24 fps, 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 30 and 25 fps
• Continuous shooting: 6 fps max.
• Full compatible with Nikon G, D and all DX AF Nikkor lens
• Weight: 780g (body only)

Both the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lens shall cater your wide angle to Telephoto needs. Nikon D7000 has recently been awarded with the TIPA award.

Undoubtedly both these offers are good, you guys need to check out soon before the deal ends. On the brighter note, I just hope X-cite comes with an offer exculsively on lenses. I’m longing for the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8