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If you look at this image
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/sa...0frontback.jpg
You'll notice that despite the selling point of many recent samsung
cameras being that they have large LCD Screens, you'll notice that they
come unprotected. This isn't just a "prototype" thing, I've seen them
in the stores and they are unprotected. The japanese cameras on the
other hand, from Sony to Fuji, come with a thick layer of glass or hard
acrylic, at least a millimeter thick, over the LCD. I also noticed that
HP too does not provide protection in their cameras for the LCD.

What is this? Why do they do that? why don't they just put a layer of
protection over the LCD?

> What is this? Why do they do that? why don't they just put a layer of
> protection over the LCD?

I think there is some protection there, just not a "thick layer". Besides,
you're not supposed to beat the hell outta your camera.

ef

Mike Henley wrote:
> If you look at this image
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/sa...0frontback.jpg
> You'll notice that despite the selling point of many recent samsung
> cameras being that they have large LCD Screens, you'll notice that
> they come unprotected. This isn't just a "prototype" thing, I've seen
> them in the stores and they are unprotected. The japanese cameras on
> the other hand, from Sony to Fuji, come with a thick layer of glass
> or hard acrylic, at least a millimeter thick, over the LCD. I also
> noticed that HP too does not provide protection in their cameras for
> the LCD.
>
> What is this? Why do they do that? why don't they just put a layer of
> protection over the LCD?

More protection=worse visual quality.
In sunlight most protective glass will be reflective, and you will have to
use your hands or something to shield the LCD to reduce the glare.
Most LCD-panels have a soft antireflective layer of plastic to reduce the
glare and enhance the viewing angle.

--
Frode P. Bergsager

EF in FLA wrote:
> > What is this? Why do they do that? why don't they just put a layer of
> > protection over the LCD?
>
> I think there is some protection there, just not a "thick layer". Besides,
> you're not supposed to beat the hell outta your camera.
>
> ef

Any small, portable digital device should have adequate enough
protection. As it is with its naked LCD, this samsung camera is very,
very damage-prone.