Samsung WB700 Review

4.5

August 16, 2011 | Matt Grayson |

Buy a WB700 14.2 Megapixel Compact Camera (7.6 cm 3" LCD - 18x Optical Zoom - Electronic, Optical IS - 4320 x 3240 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HDMI - PictBridge - HD Movie Mode)

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Specifications


Usage note (1) Flash EVC : ±5EV (1/2 steps)
Image sensor	Type	1/2.33″ (approx 7.76mm) CCD
	Effective Pixel	Approx. 14.2 Mega-pixel
	Total Pixel	Approx. 16.4 Mega-pixel
Lens	Focal Length	Schneider-KREUZNACH f = 4.06 ~ 73.08mm (35mm film equivalent : 24 ~ 432mm)
	F No.	F3.2 (W) ~ F5.8 (T)
	Digital Zoom	Still Image mode: - Smart Zoom : 1x ~ 1.33x after optical Zoom - Digital Zoom: 1x ~ 4x : Optical Zoom (18x) Super resolution (1.33x) Digital Zoom (4x) Play mode : 1x ~ 12.5x (depends on image size)
Focusing	Type	TTL Auto Focus (centre AF, Multi AF, Selection AF, Manual Focus, Face Tracking AF, Object Tracking AF)
Focusing	Range	Normal : 50cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 2m ~ Infinity (Tele) Macro : 3cm ~ 50cm (Wide), 1.5m ~ 2m (Tele) Auto Macro : 3cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 1.5m ~ Infinity (Tele) Manual : 3cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 1.5m ~ Infinity (Tele)
Exposure	Compensation	±2EV (1/3EV steps)
	Control	Program AE, Shutter AE, Aperture Priority AE or Manual Exposure
	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. 4 sec.
	Range	Wide : 0.3m ~ 5m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 3m (ISO AUTO) (1)
Storage	Media	External memory: SD Card (up to 4GB guaranteed) SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed)
	File format	Still Image : JPEG, DCF, EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0Movie Clip : Container : MP4, Video : H.264, Audio : AAC
	Image Size	14M : 4320 x 3240 12M P : 4320 x 2880, 10M : 3648 x 2736, 10M W : 4320 x 2432, 5M: 2592 x 1944 pixels, 3M: 1984 x 1488, 2MW: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 1M: 1024 x 768 pixels
Interface	Audio	Microphone : StereoInternal Speaker : Mono
	Digital Output Connector	USB 2.0
	Video Output	AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) HDMI 1.3 (CEC) : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) (Built-in HDMI Type D)
	DC Power Input	4.4V
Physical Specification	Dimensions (WxHxD)	105 x 58.9 x 24.9mm
	Weight	203g
	Operating Temperature	0 ~ 40 °C
	Operating Humidity	5 ~ 85%
Display	Type	TFT LCD
Display	Recording	3" (7.62cm), QVGA
Movie Clip	Recording	With Audio or Sound Alive (Zoom Noise Reduction) (Max Recording time : 20min) Movie Size : 1280 x 720 (30 / 15fps) High Quality, 1280 x 720 (30 / 15fps) Standard Quality, 640 x 480 (30 / 15fps), 320 x 240 (30 / 15 fps) Smart Movie : Landscape, BlueSky, NaturalGreen, SunsetSmart Filter: Normal, Miniature, Vignetting, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish-eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, (Custom RGB)
	Effect	Pause during recording, Time Trimming
	Edit	Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Still Image	Shooting	Mode Dial : Smart Auto, programme, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual, Scene, Movie, Dual IS Scene: Beauty Shot, Night, Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Beach & Snow Smart Auto : Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Macro Portrait, Night, Backlight, Landscape, White, NaturalGreen, BlueSky, Sunset, Macro, Macro Text (with Smart Guide), Macro colour, Tripod, Action Drive : Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture Self-timer : Off, 2 sec., 10 sec.
	Effect	Image Adjust : Sharpness, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation, ACBSmart Filter: Normal, Miniature, Vignetting, Soft-Focus, Old Film 1, Old Film 2, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish-eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, (Custom RGB)
	Edit	Image Edit : Resize, Rotate, TrimmingSmart Filter: Normal, Miniature, Vignetting, Soft-Focus, Old Film 1, Old Film 2, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish-eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative,Custom RGBImage Adjust : Face Retouch (Level 1,2,3), Red eye fix, Snow, Mosaic, Highlight, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB, Add Noise
Special Feature		? Full Manual Mode (A/S/M Support) ? Movie Recording button ? Built in HDMI Type D with Anynet+ (CEC) + 20Pin Connector ? Flash Manual Adjustment(Timing, Light Quantity) ? Smart Auto (Still / Movie) ? Smart Filter 2.0 ? Perfect Portrait System ? Built-in S/W (intellistudio) - supporting F/W Update
System Requirement in general	For Windows	PC with processor better than Pentium III 500MHz (Pentium III 800MHz recommended) Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 250 MB 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 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 later Mac OS 10.3 or higher Minimum 256MB RAM 110MB of available hard-disk space USB port CD-ROM drive