Samsung WB550 Review

4.0

June 29, 2009 | Gavin Stoker |

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Specifications

Image sensor
Type	1/2.33" (1.09cm) CCD
Effective Pixel	Approx. 12.1 Mega-pixel
Total Pixel	Approx. 12.3 Mega-pixel

Lens
Focal Length	Schneider Lens f = 4.2 ~ 42mm (35mm film equivalent: 24 ~ 240mm)
F No.	F3.3 (W) ~ F5.8 (T)
Digital Zoom	Still Image mode: 1.0x ~ 5.0x Play mode: 1.0x ~ 11.4x (depends on image size)

Focusing
Type	TTL auto focus (Centre AF, Multi AF, Selection AF, Manual Focus, Face Detection AF)
Range	Normal: 50cm ~ infinity (Wide), 2m ~ infinity (Tele) Macro: 5cm ~ 50cm (Wide), 1m ~ 2m (Tele) Auto Macro: 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 1m ~ Infinity (Tele) Manual: 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 1m ~ Infinity (Tele)

Exposure
Compensation	±2EV (1/3EV steps)
Control	Program AE or Manual Exposure
ISO Equivalent	Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (Up to 3M Size)
Metering	Multi, Spot, Centre Weighted, Face Detection AE

Flash
Modes	Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix
Recharging Time	Approx. 5 sec.
Range	Wide: 0.3m ~ 4.7m, Tele: 0.5m ~ 2.7m (ISO AUTO) Flash Amount Compensation: ±1EV (1/2 steps)

Storage
Media	Internal Memory: About 30MB External Memory(Optional): MMCplus(up to 2GB guaranteed 4bit 20MHz) SD (up to 4GB guaranteed) SDHC (up to 8GB 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: (TBD) 10M: 3648 x 2736 pixels, 9MP: 3648 x 2432 pixels, 7MW: 3648 x 2056 pixels, 7M: 3072 x 2304 pixels, 5M: 2592 x 1944 pixels, 3M: 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1M: 1024 x 768 pixels

Image Play
Image Play	Single image, Thumbnails, Advanced Slide show, Smart Album (2)

Interface
Audio	Microphone: Stereo Internal Speaker: Mono
Digital output connector	USB 2.0 HDMI Type C (Built in)
Video Out	AV: NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
DC power input	4.2V

Physical Specification
Dimensions (WxHxD)	105 x 61.4 x 36.5mm
Weight	219g (without battery and card)
Operating Temperature	0 ~ 40?C
Operationg Humidity	5 ~ 85%

Software
Software	SAMSUNG Master, Quick Time Player 7.5, Adobe Reader

Image Stabilization
Image Stabilization	Dual IS (OIS + DIS) (3)

Display
Type	TFT LCD
Feature	3.0" (6.86cm) hVGA (460000 pixels)

Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed	Auto: 1/8 ~ 1/1500sec., Program: 1 ~ 1/1500sec., Manual Mode: 16 ~ 1/1500 sec. Night: 8 ~ 1/1500sec., Fireworks: 4 sec.

White Balance
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom

Still Image
Shooting	Auto, Program, Manual, Dual IS, Beauty Shot, Night, Scene Scene : Frame Guide, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Food, Cafe Continuous: Single, Continuous, HS Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture Self-timer : 10 sec., 2 sec., Double, Motion Timer, Remote Controller (SCR-A5)
Effect	Photo Style Selector: Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic Colour Effect: Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative Image Adjust: Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation (5 steps)
Edit	Image Edit: Resize, Rotate, Trimming Colour Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative, Custom Image Adjust :ACB, Red Eye Fix, Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Add Noise

Movie Clip
Recording	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 & 15fps) (10x Optical Zoom (f = 24 ~ 42 mm) with sound recording) Max Recording time: 29min
Effect	Colour: Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative Photo Style Selector: Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic
Edit	Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming

Voice Recording
Voice Recording	Voice Recording (max. 10 hours) Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10sec.) Stereo Recording

Sharpness
Sharpness	Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+

Date Imprinting
Date Imprinting	Date & Time, Date, Off (user selectable)

Power Source
Power Source	Rechargeable battery: SLB-10A (1050mAh) Adaptor: SAC-47, SUC-C3 Connector Type: 20pin (4)

Special Features
Special Features	Ultra Wide 24mm 10x 10M Compact High Zoom World Famous Schneider Zoom Lens Dual IS (OIS + DIS) Photo Style Selector High Quality HD Movie - 720P Resolution (30fps) - High compression H.264 Codec - Stereo Microphone Smart Album Frame Guide Perfect Portrait Technology - Face Detection, Smile Shutter, Blink Detection, Self Shot, Beauty Shot

Information displayed is accurate at time of launch

Usage note

(1) Internal memory capacity is subject to change without prior notice.
(2) Slide show: Slide show with Effect & Music
(3) OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), DIS (Digital Image Stabilisation)
(4) Included battery may vary depending on sales region.

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