A "SmartCamera" from a Smart Company
Samsung’s Unpacked event at the IFA 2012 expo in Berlin was one of the most anticipated, mainly because of the Galaxy Note II announcement and, unsurprisingly, the second generation of the phablet spent the most time in the spotlight. However, Samsung also released several other pretty interesting devices.
We got to see Samsung's first Android-powered digital camera. It's early to be passing any final verdicts, but the Galaxy S III-based Samsung Galaxy Camera is certainly one of the most interesting devices we have seen recently.
Samsung has a deal with Dropbox, so every Galaxy Camera user gets 50GB of free cloud storage.
Some interesting features of the stock camera interface include the ability to stream what your camera “sees” in standby to your friends via the ChatOn service. Another neat feature allows you to control remotely the Galaxy Camera with your smartphone or tablet – you can operate the optical zoom, snap shots or download images. You can have the Galaxy camera share your photos automatically with your friends or on your favorite social media services.
Complete specs of the Samsung Galaxy Camera
The special night mode shoots three shots in rapid succession and stitches them together to create a single, noise-free low light image.
The Samsung Galaxy Camera will be released in October but pricing has still not been confirmed. Samsung is having talks with major wireless carriers so we might even see the camera in mobile stores.
Samsung’s Unpacked event at the IFA 2012 expo in Berlin was one of the most anticipated, mainly because of the Galaxy Note II announcement and, unsurprisingly, the second generation of the phablet spent the most time in the spotlight. However, Samsung also released several other pretty interesting devices.
We got to see Samsung's first Android-powered digital camera. It's early to be passing any final verdicts, but the Galaxy S III-based Samsung Galaxy Camera is certainly one of the most interesting devices we have seen recently.
Samsung has a deal with Dropbox, so every Galaxy Camera user gets 50GB of free cloud storage.
Some interesting features of the stock camera interface include the ability to stream what your camera “sees” in standby to your friends via the ChatOn service. Another neat feature allows you to control remotely the Galaxy Camera with your smartphone or tablet – you can operate the optical zoom, snap shots or download images. You can have the Galaxy camera share your photos automatically with your friends or on your favorite social media services.
Complete specs of the Samsung Galaxy Camera
- Image Sensor: 16.3 effective megapixel 1/2.3" BSI CMOS
- Lens: F2.8, 23 mm, 21x Optical Zoom Lens
- IS: OIS
- Display: 121.2 mm (4.77"), 308 ppi, HD Super Clear Touch Display
- ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Network: 4G, 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
- Processor: 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor
- OS: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- Memory: 8GB + memory slot : micro SDSC, micro SDHC, micro SDXC
- Image: JPEG format 16M, 14M, 12M Wide, 10M, 5M, 3M, 2M Wide, 1M
- Video: MP4 (Video: MPEG4, AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC); Full HD 1920x1080 30fps; Slow motion Movie 720x480 120fps
- Video Output: HDMI 1.4
- Value-added Features: Smart Pro : 10 modes (Macro, Rich Tone, Action Freeze, Waterfall Trace, Light Trace, Beautiful Sunset, Blue Sky, Natural Green, Silhouette, Vivid Fireworks); Share shot, Auto Cloud Back-up; Smart Content Manager, Photo Wizard, Movie Wizard; Voice Control, Slow Motion Video, S Planner, S Suggest; AllShare Play, Family Story, Drop box
- Google™ Mobile Services: Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads, Google Chrome browser, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies
- GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS
- Connectivity: WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40; GPS/GLONASS; Bluetooth® 4.0
- Battery: 1,650 mAh
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm
- Weight: 305g
The special night mode shoots three shots in rapid succession and stitches them together to create a single, noise-free low light image.
The Samsung Galaxy Camera will be released in October but pricing has still not been confirmed. Samsung is having talks with major wireless carriers so we might even see the camera in mobile stores.
