Digicam Review have done an hands on review of the Samsung Digimax L55W and like it for its wide-angle 2.8" screen, macro mode, 4.8x optical zoom wide-angle lens, video mode with high compression, Shutter / Aperture controls and Custom White Balance. However the website wasn’t impressed by the image quality, purple fringing was noticed on some images, the menu system was confusing, Proprietary / Non-standard Samsung USB Cable / Connection and the flash would fire twice.

The Samsung L55W is a 5 mega-pixel, 4.8x optical zoom digital camera which is more of a point and shoot. The lens offers a focusing range of 28mm-135mm (35mm equivalent) and the 28mm wide-angle lens provides a wider filed of vision. One unique feature on the digicam is no doubt its ability to support both 28mm wide-angle and 4.8x telephoto zoom. The LCD uses TMR (Transmissive with Micro Reflective) technology to maintain balanced light, even in bright outdoor environments. It has a decent movie mode which MPEG-4 and can record 3-4 times longer when compared to other digicams. The special effect functions offered by the Samsung DIGIMAX L55W are Colour Effect, Highlight, Photo Frame and Composite Shot and Colour Effects include B/W, sepia, blue, red, green.

The review concludes "The Samsung Digimax L55W on paper is an impressive camera, with a wide-angle 4.8x optical zoom lens, a wide-aspect ratio photo mode and an impressive wide-aspect ratio 2.8" screen the camera is very appealling. However, image quality was generally slightly disappointing, especially when it came to the high levels of purple fringing when photos contained trees or other high contrast areas. The camera is now facing some extremely strong competition from the likes of Ricoh, Panasonic and to a lesser extent Casio - the Ricoh Caplio R4 offers more zoom and a more compact body for the same price, whereas the Panasonic Lumix LX2 offers a true wide-aspect ratio CCD sensor, and a wide-aspect ratio screen, while people who aren't concerned about a wide angle lens can opt for the Casio Exilim EX-Z1000. If you can find the Samsung Digimax L55W for a bargain price, then it is worth considering, however high image quality is to be found elsewhere".