Samsung ST1000 Review

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3.5
Review Date:
February 10, 2010
Author:
Mark Goldstein
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  1. Introduction / Ease of Use
  2. Image Quality
  3. Sample Images
  4. Product Images
  5. Specifications
  1. Conclusion
  2. Main Rivals
  3. Review Roundup
  4. Videos
  5. Your Comments (6)
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Specifications

Image sensor Type 1/2.3" (1.10cm) CCD
Effective Pixel Approx. 12x Mega-pixel
Total Pixel Approx. 12x Mega-pixel
Lens Focal Length Schneider Lens 6.3mm ~ 31.5mm (35mm film Equivalent: f 35mm ~ 175mm)
F No. F3.6 (W) ~ F4.8 (T)
Digital Zoom Still Image mode: 1.0x ~ 5.0x Play mode: 1.0x ~ 12.0x (depends on image size)
Focusing Type TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Center AF, Face Detection AF, Smart Touch AF, Face Recognition AF, Touch AF)
Range Normal: 80cm ~ infinity Macro: 10cm ~ 80cm (Wide), 50cm ~ 80cm (Tele) Auto Macro : 10cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 50cm ~ Infinity (Tele) Super Macro: 1cm ~ 5cm (Wide, only) (TBD)
Exposure Compensation ±2EV (1/3EV steps)
Control Program AE, Shutter AE, Aperture Priority AE or Manual ExposureAE Lock (TBD)
ISO Equivalent Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Metering Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Detection AE
Flash Modes Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix
Recharging Time Approx. under 4 sec.
Range Wide : 0.3m ~ 5.0m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 3.0m (ISO AUTO) (TBD)
Storage Media Internal Memory: About 100 MB
External Memory (Optional): Micro SD™ (up to 4 GB guaranteed) Micro SDHC (up to 4 GB guaranteed) (1)
File format Still Image: JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
Movie Clip: MP4 (H.264 (MPEG4.AVC))
Audio: WAV
Image Size 12M: 3968 x 2976 pixels, 8M: 3264 x 2448 pixels (TBD) 5M : 2560 x 1920 pixels, 3M: 2048 x 1536 pixels 1M: 1024x 768 pixels, 9M W: 3840 x 2160 pixels, 2M W 1920 x 1080 (1792 x 1008 TBD) pixels 10M P: 3984 x 2656 pixels Resize 4:35M: 2560 x 1920, 3M: 2048 x 1536, 1M: 102
Interface Audio Microphone: StereoInternal Speaker: Mono
Digital output connector USB 2.0
Video Out AV: NTSC, PAL (user selectable) HDMI 1.2: NTSC, PAL (user selectable) (2)
DC power input 34pin
Cradle New Type
Physical Specification Dimensions (WxHxD) 99.8 x 60.8 x 18.9mm
Weight TBD (without battery and card)
Operating Temperature 0 ~ 40°C
Operationg Humidity 5 ~ 85%
Display Type TFT LCD
Feature 3.5" Wide over h VGA w / Full Touch Screen Panel
Movie Clip Recording With Audio or without Audio (Max Recording time: 20min) Size: 1280 x 720 (30fps & 15fps) High Quality, 1280 x 720 (30fps & 15fps) Standard Quality, 640 x 480 (30fps & 15fps), 320 x 240 (60fps & 30fps), For Share(320 x 240, 30fps) (5x Optical Zoom)
Effect Color : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom
Edit Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Multimedia functions Additional functions Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.0GPS for Geotagging and Location Name
Still Image Shooting Smart Recognition, Auto, Program, Dual IS, SceneScene: Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Angle Guide
Effect Photo Style Selector: Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB Image Adjust: Sharpness (Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+), Contrast (Hight+,High, Normal, Low, Low+) , Saturation(++, +, Normal, -, --)
Edit Image Edit: Resize, Rotate, Trimming Photo Style Selector: Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB Special Effect: Color Filter, Elegant, Add NoiseImage Adjust: Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB Funny Face: Face Retouch (Level 1,2,3), Red eye fix, Snow, Mosaic
Special Feature 1. Wirless Connectivity w / internal Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Module - DLNA based on Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g) - DSC to DSC, DSC to TV, DSC to Cell Phone - Online File Sharing 2. Geo-tagging w/ internal GPS Module - Location Name (OSD) - Google Map Link
System Requirement in general For Windows PC with processor better than Pentium III 500MHz (Pentium III 800MHz recommended) Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 250MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1GB recommend) Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 512MB recommended) USB port CD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor (24-bit color display recommended) Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later
For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or laterMac OS 10.3 or higher Minimum 256MB RAM 110MB of available hard-disk space USB port CD-ROM drive
System Requirement for 720P H.264 Movie For Windows Intel Pentium 4, 3.2GHz or higher / AMD Athlin 64FX, 2.6GHz or higher Windows XP service pack2 / Vista Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB and above recommended) 64MB or greater video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher recommended)
For Macintosh 1.8GHz Power Mac G5 or 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo or faster Macintosh computer At least 256MB of RAM 64MB or greater video card
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  1. Introduction / Ease of Use
  2. Image Quality
  3. Sample Images
  4. Product Images
  5. Specifications
  1. Conclusion
  2. Main Rivals
  3. Review Roundup
  4. Videos
  5. Your Comments (6)

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  1. Introduction / Ease of Use
  2. Image Quality
  3. Sample Images
  4. Product Images
  5. Specifications
  1. Conclusion
  2. Main Rivals
  3. Review Roundup
  4. Videos
  5. Comments (6)
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