The WB150F has an ample lineup of presets, filters, and image-editing features, all of which make the camera a better fit for novice users than people who want to use manual controls extensively. You can apply various filters to a copy of a photo in the camera's Photo Editor menu: tilt-shift and fisheye lens simulators; overlays that simulate paintings, cartoons, and newsprint; and scratchy film and vignette effects. On the more-conventional side of the editing fence, you can remove red-eye effects in the camera and adjust a saved photo's brightness, contrast, and saturation levels.

In addition to its postshot filters, the Samsung WB150F supplies a number of more-common scene modes (sunset, landscape, backlight, and the like) in its scene menu, as well as a Smart mode that automatically selects a scene preset depending on the shooting environment. Macro performance is a strong suit, as you can take a crisp shot of a subject that's about an inch away from the lens. The WB150F's front-mounted flash can be overpowering at distances of less than 6 feet; the sweet spot for the flash (especially in backlight mode) is about 6 to 8 feet away from your subject.

Like many newer cameras, the WB150F also has some interesting effects modes that you can arrange to apply in real time as you're shooting photos. Options include a motion-controlled panorama mode for capturing a 180-degree wide-angle scene by panning the camera from side to side; a selection of "Magic Frame" effects like the ones found in last year's ; picture-in-picture effects for combining multiple shots in a single image; and as-you-capture versions of the artistic filters found in the Photo Editor. Though the WB150F stumbles in its handling of manual controls, it excels with in-camera special effects.

Because of the camera's CCD sensor, video capture maxes out at 720p resolution at 30 frames per second (you can adjust the frame rate to 15 fps if you like). Despite offering lower-resolution capture than most current-generation point-and-shoots do, the WB150F has a nice range of exposure adjustments that you can make in video mode: Exposure compensation, white balance presets, metering modes, a macro video mode, and automatic scene detection.

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