Like most enthusiast point & shoot cameras of the period, it offered a physically larger 1/1.7" 10MP CCD sensor, which offers better low-light performance than the more typical 1/2.3" sensor found on P&S.
The star feature on the TL500, though, is the glass. Samsung used German optics company Schneider Kreuznach as their OEM glass provider, and the lens on the TL500 is quite a showboat: It's a 5.2-15.6mm f/1.8-2.4 zoom lens. That's the equivalent of a 24-72mm lens on a full-frame camera with a bright f/2.4 aperture available even at the long end.
Here's the SoBrosaurus at wide-angle...
Here's the full 72mm equivalent zoom on the dino's noggin...
Here's a 100% crop of the second photo. Notice the good detail on the rusty metal surfaces...
I love the color rendition from these old 10MP CCD sensors!
In addition to the usual JPEG filters offered by P&S cameras, enthusiast cameras like the TL500 offer the full array of PASM modes and the option of shooting in RAW. The TL500 even has dual control wheels (a click wheel on the front grip and a rotary dial that doubles as a 4-way D-pad on the back) just like a prosumer DSLR. That's important if you want to shoot in full Manual mode, since one controller handles aperture settings while the other controls shutter speed.
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