Presentation Camera Samsung. Completion of ST-series
In mid-April, Samsung has already gathered journalists to show off their cameras, advanced compact cameras. Although I am beginning to doubt whether it was appropriate in our time to call these stuffed technology device cameras. Four months later, the Korean giant is expanding its range of compact models with three new cameras: a couple of ST500 and ST550, as well as older, but somewhat different in purpose model ST1000.
Narcissism is dedicated
A key feature of cameras ST500/ST550 - this extra screen diagonal of 1.5 inches, which is located next to the lens. The technology is called 2View, she was dedicated to the exposition center in the middle of a demonstration booth. Nearby stood showcases, where you can listen to the details of the cameras provided, as well as to study the new items.
According to the results of the study, I can say the following. Cameras are small enough (99.8h59.8h19.1 mm) from the reverse side buttons are no no, just the touch screen. In younger model, he has a 3 inch and a resolution of 230,000 pixels, while the older model has a display of 3.5 inches and a resolution of 1.152 million pixels. Impressive figures, in fact somehow did not particularly surprised, but it should be noted, pictures, I particularly long looked at, leaving it up to the test. Display responds to pressing quite bearable, hard to press the screen is not necessary. It is possible to control by tilting the camera: holding down the button (of course, touch), we can translate the camera in one of the modes by tilting the camera sideways to himself or herself. Works, to be honest, every other time, but it may result not the final versions of the state presented new products. All of tap the screen, tilt, and other confirmed vibration. To focus can also use the screen: if you poke your finger at an object on the screen, the device will make it the focus. Using gestures to view your photos: Tilt - flipping pictures, "drawing" finger cross - to remove, you can also rotate the semicircle motion pictures. When viewing can be made simple image processing: to correct contrast, brightness, apply one of the filters, in addition, you can use the "selection" to blur the background around the selected object.
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The front screen, as I wrote, a small size. Its main purpose - self-portraits, that is obtained by replacing some sort mirror on mobile phones. The screen includes a light tapping on the field to the left of the lens. Enabled, it will show the person who "sees" objects, a rectangle the work function of "face detection". Also, when shooting with a timer on the small screen displays a countdown. To take a child can also use this screen: start playing a flash cartoon that, in theory, attract the attention of little kids, and you will be able to capture him.
The camera generally tries to show himself the smartest gadget: Smart Auto mode helps to determine the optimal mode and settings shooting detects up to 20 faces in the frame.
From the list of characteristics can find out what the image quality meets the 27 mm wide-angle lens with a Schneider-KREUZNACH 4.6h optical zoom. Matrix in both 12-megapixel cameras. The cameras can shoot video as the 720p (30/15 fps) using the codec H.264, the length of videos limited to 20 minutes.
Built-in memory in these models, about 100 MB, as the carrier serves Micro-SD (4 GB maximum). To connect to a computer intended port USB 2.0, provides a connection to the TV for HDMI.
Says: gone!
The first digital camera with a wireless module has been released by Sony. Since then much water has flowed, but the manufacturers and have not issued permanent registration Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Consumer Digicam. For example, one of the latest models of Sony DSC-G3 has a Wi-Fi-module, but this camera is not available in Russia. Samsung, unlike competitors, willing to vouch for the potential of wireless "Connect" and represents a particular product.
The main "trick" thousandth of a model - an opportunity to connect to virtually any device with wireless modules, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS.
C Bluetooth understand everything at once: You can flip pictures to your computer through the air. Wi-Fi is implemented with support for DLNA, which allows you to upload photos from your camera directly to the Internet: on YouTube, Facebook, Picassa. For many of these applications in the camera has built-in clients. What about support for Russian services not yet known. You can also send pictures to e-mail a friend or friends to enter the address on the screen is called a virtual keyboard.
GPS is used to geoteginga: all photos get tags, and then they can find by sorting by location. You can also use GPS to integrate photos into Google Earth and Google Maps - images appear exactly at the spot where they were photographed.
Like the other two presented models, ST-1000 has a 12-megapixel. However, the lens is Schneider-KREUZNACH here 35-millimeter, it has a 5-fold optical zoom.
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Opportunity, corporate functions ST-1000 almost completely repeats the 500-th model: there is automatic detection of up to 20 faces in the frame, as well as shooting mode, intelligent mode Smart Auto, ability to control focus by touching the screen, the understanding of gestures and more. In short, wireless capabilities replace the second screen is, well casing is metallic, matt, not plastic, and glossy.
Prospects
Opportunity to advance to see the future result photo portrait - like a useful function, but the first comes to mind: Is it strongly affects the duration of the camera? Touch screen - too bad, but it will be interesting to see how the show themselves representatives of ST-series during cold weather. Also a bit confusing care toward automatic shooting, the space for creativity with each new model is running out.
Perhaps all of my assumptions flimsy, and control in compact digital cameras and should be done with one click. Let's discuss on the forum new items and directions of development.
Prices for new items presented were not announced, as well as the exact date of withdrawal. According to preliminary data, ST-1000 and ST-500/550 appear in the month of October.
