Samsung WB550 Review

4.0
June 29, 2009 | Gavin Stoker |
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Buy a WB550 12.1 Megapixel Compact Camera - Black (7.6 cm 3" LCD - 10x Optical Zoom - 4000 x 3000 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HDMI - HD Movie Mode)

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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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