Samsung WB650 Review

4.5

June 23, 2010 | Mark Goldstein |

Buy a WB650 Black Digital Camera (12 Megapixel - 7.6 cm 3" Color OLED - 15x Optical Zoom - 5xMicrophone)

Buy a HZ35W 12 Megapixel Compact Camera - Gray (3" OLED - 15x Optical Zoom - 4000 x 3000 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HDMI - HD Movie Mode)

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Specifications

Information displayed is accurate at time of launch
Usage note (1) Internal memmory : 128MB (2) Remarks: HDMI function is available when connected through Type C HDMI Cable (optional). (3) Smart Movie enable (Landscape, Bluesky, Green, Sunset, Action)(TBD)Low AF & Zoom Noise while recording MovieSize : 1280x720(30fps & 15fps) High Quality (Mbps ?? ??) 1280 x 720(30fps & 15fps) Standard Quality (Mbps ?? ??) 640 x 480(30fps & 15fps) , 320 x 240 (60fps & 30fps), Online Share(YouTube)(320 x 240, 30fps)Due to the noise while optical zooming, user can select to record sound or not. (4) Smart Auto : Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Motion, Tripod, Night, Macro, Macro Text, Blue Sky, Sunset Sky, Macro Portrait, Natural Green, Children, Cloud (TBD)Scene : Frame Guide, Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Food, Cafe Continuous : Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion CaptureSelf-timer : 10 sec., 2 sec., Double, Motion Timer, Remote Controller (SCR-A5)
Image sensor	Type	1/2.3" (1.10cm) CCD
	Effective Pixel	Approx. 12 Mega-pixel
	Total Pixel	Approx. 14.2 Mega-pixel
Lens	Focal Length	Schneider Lens f = 3.9 ~ 58.5mm (35mm film equivalent : 24 ~ 360 mm)
	F No.	F3.2 (W) ~ F5.8 (T) (TBD)
	Digital Zoom	Still Image mode : 1.0x ~ 5.0xPlay mode : 1.0x ~ 12.5x (depends on image size)
Focusing	Type	TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Centre AF, Selection AF, Face Detection AF, Face Recognition AF, Object Tracking AF) Focus Area, Manual Focus
Focusing	Range	Normal : 80cm ∼ ∞ (W), 200cm ~ ∞(T) Macro : 3cm ~ 80cm (W) / 100cm ~ 200cm (T) AutoMacro : 3cm ∼ ∞ (W), 100cm ~ ∞ (T)
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, 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. under 4sec.
	Range	Wide : 0.3m ~ 5.0m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 3.0m (ISO AUTO) (TBD)
Storage	Media	Internal Memory : TBD External Memory (Optional) : SD (up to 2GB 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 : 4000 x 3000 pixels, 8M : 3264 x 2448 pixels, 5M : 2560 x 1920 pixels, 3M : 2048 x 1536 pixels 1M : 1024 x 768 pixels, 9MW : 3840 x 2160 pixels, 2MW :1920 x 1080 pixels, 10MP : 3984 x 2656 pixels
Interface	Audio	Microphone : StereoInternal Speaker : Mono
	Digital output connector	HDMI Type D built-in (Cable sold separately)
	Video Out	AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) HDMI 1.4 : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) (2)
	DC power input	TTA 20Pin
Physical Specification	Dimensions (WxHxD)	106.6 x 60.5 x 28mm
	Weight	214.6g (without battery and card)
	Operating Temperature	0 ~ 40°C
	Operationg Humidity	5 ~ 85%
Display	Type	AMOLED
Display	Feature	3.0" Visual VGA Screen Panel AMOLED
Movie Clip	Recording	With Audio or without Audio (Max Recording time : 20min) 15x Optical Zoom enable (3)
	Effect	Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom, Defog, SkecthLens Effect : Miniature, Vignetting, Fish-eye I, Fish-eye II
	Edit	Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Multimedia functions	Additional functions	Map viewer with GPS
Still Image	Shooting	Smart Auto, Auto , Program, A/S/M, Dual IS, Scene, Movie, Map View (TBD) (4)
	Effect	Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom, Defog, Sketch Lens Effect : Miniature, Vignetting, Fish eye Image Adjust : Sharpness (Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+), Contrast (High+, High, Normal, Low, Low+), Saturation (++, +, Normal, -)
	Edit	Image Edit : Resize, Rotate, TrimmingPhoto Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, CustomSpecial Effect : Colour Filter, Add Noise, Shaded, Elegant, High LightImage Adjust : Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACBFun : Big Head, Mosaic, Snow, Highlight
Special Feature		• 14.x Mega-pixel • 15x Schneider Lens • 3.0" Visual VGA Screen AMOLED • Dual Image Stabilisation : Optical IS + Digital IS
System Requirement in general	For Windows	PC with processor better than PentiumIII 500MHz (PentiumIII 800MHz recommended) Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 250MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1GB recommend) Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 512MB recommended) USB portCD-ROM drive1024 x 768 pixels, 16-bit colour display compatible monitor (24-bit colour display recommended) Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later
System Requirement in general	For Macintosh	Power Mac G3 or laterMac OS 10.3 or higher Minimum 256MB RAM110MB of available hard-disk space USB portCD-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 / VistaMinimum 512MB RAM (1GB and above recommended) 64MB or greater video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher recommended)
System Requirement for 720P H.264 Movie	For Macintosh	64MB or greater video card