2012 IFA conference was a very important event for Samsung. They introduced Samsung ATIV S, the windows Phone, Windows RT tablets and many more devices. Out of those entire lot one amazing gadget took all my attention.
It’s a camera, but it’s having Android, Wi-fi and a huge HD display. We have seen Smartphone with built-in camera. But this is a camera which is having most of the features of Smartphone. This is actually a path breaking change in point and shoot camera history. Samsung Galaxy Camera, the new member of Galaxy family, is under NOG Spotlight today.
Feature Highlight
Design
Design is like any other point and shoot camera but it’s very thin and weighs only 305g. On right hand side there is a grip to hold it steady and on top of that there is a shutter button and power button. Rear panel is clean and having only a huge 4.8 touch screen. In front panel you can find zoom lens. It’s a smooth and clean design, sharing common design concepts of Samsung.
Processor and Storage
The camera comes with 1.4 GHz Quad Core processor running on Exynos chipset. It’s having 8 GB internal memory, expandable via microSD slot. Configuration is almost same as high end Android Smartphone. It’s having pop up flash to take photos in low light conditions.
Optics and Sensor
In a camera the most important part is optics and image sensor. Samsung Galaxy camera is having 16 MP CMOS image sensor with ISO range 100 – 3200. When Lens wide open aperture is F 2.8 and minimum focal length is 23 mm. Whole optical system is capable of giving you 21x zooming.
Same as most of camera this is letting you to shoot 1080p video @30 fps. If you like to shoot true slow motion videos, you can step back to 480p and reach 120fps.
Display
If you have done photography with a Android Smartphone, the experience would be similar here. You have a dedicated hardware shutter button. Other than that entire control goes in touch screen like in a Smartphone. For that there is a 4.8 inch SLCD display with 1280 x 720 px resolution which will give you 308 ppi of pixel density.
Operating System
Usually Android is limited to Phones and tablets. Breaking that barrier, Samsung Galaxy camera comes with latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It’s customized to give priority to camera functions.
When it comes to shooting it’s letting you to manually control shutter speed, aperture and ISO to get what you exactly need if you are a PRO. For that they have designed interesting DSLR like interface as well. But for others there you can find Smart Pro mode. In that case you have to select the scenario and camera is choosing the best configuration for you.
Once you shoot the images and video you can enjoy then right in the camera in its huge screen. There is a advanced content manager to store and organize your images and videos. If you like to talk to camera and get your work done, yes you can do it with S Voice.
Finally it’s providing you image and video editing facility in camera. With Samsung Galaxy Camera you will never need the aid of computer to do even advance editing such as color correction and spot removal. It works for movies as well.
Connectivity
Connectivity is the magic in Samsung Galaxy Camera. It’s having 3G + Wi-fi version as well as 4G + Wi-fi version. So you can connect to high speed data network and save entire camera data in a cloud storage service which comes with camera. Other than that it’s having HDMI, GPS, Bluetooth and microUSB.
Using Wi-fi direct you can share images and videos with 8 other supported devices simultaneously. It’s not share after shooting, it’s shooting and sharing. As long as you have data network access you can do the same with social media as well.
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Camera comes with 1650 mAh Li-Ion battery. It’s not as big as in Smartphone, but will provide enough power to shoot many images and videos.
Others
Never forget this device comes with latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. So whatever you can do with your Android phone, you can do it with Samsung Galaxy Camera. You can use calendar to manage your events, sync it with your phone calendar, send SMS, browse web and install application from Google Play. If you like to customize your home screen, you can drag and drop icons and even add widgets as well. It’s totally extending the power of Android Smartphone to a Camera.
Wrapping Up
If you are a photography lover you won’t be able to stop thinking about this amazing device. It’s not for professional photographer, but it’s the best camera for day to day photography. We have seen Smartphone which are having cameras. Now we have camera which is having a Smartphone. This is a great innovation by Samsung.
It’s a full camera package. You can shoot images, record videos, edit them right in the camera and send them anywhere in the globe through in built data connectivity. News reporters, this is the device for you. You can go to field, make multimedia rich news and send them to your website only with Samsung Galaxy Camera.
So guys, this is what I could find out about this amazing device. It took my breath away and can’t wait to own one. You can share what you feel about Samsung Galaxy Camera as a comment below and join email delivery to get our latest articles right in to your inbox.
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