Samsung has thrown its Android and point-and-shoot digital camera teams together, and come up with the Galaxy Camera, an 16-megapixel Android-based snapper with a 21x optical zoom. At first glance more akin to a camera than a phone, the Galaxy Camera includes a 4.8-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super LCD and a 16-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS, paired with a 23mm wide angle lens and an optical zoom unheard of on handsets.
The TouchWiz UI isn’t the only thing shared with devices like the Galaxy S III: the Galaxy Camera also has WiFi and 3G/4G (in HSPA+ flavor) though it can’t be used as a phone. Instead, Samsung expects users to edit shots on-camera – there’s a 35 tool editing suite built in – and then upload them to their favorite social networking site (or indeed email or a cloud backup service). Alternatively there’s WiFi Direct for device-to-device sharing.
Beginners get plenty of tools to eke the best out of the camera as part of the Smart Pro 10: it can shoot multiple frames and allow different faces from each frame to be combined, as well as streamlining awkward scenes like fast-moving water. Reviewing them is via the standard Android gallery, but updated with various intelligent tools: the Galaxy Camera can identify faces, sort shots into folders automatically, suggest which photos are subpar and prompt their deletion, and allows for searching by time, location or who is pictured.
Experts, meanwhile, get manual control over ISO, exposure, aperture and more, and the sizable touchscreen makes tweaking them – or, indeed, browsing the web, writing emails, or using third-party apps like Instagram – simple. You can shoot photos and video simultaneously, though we found the optical zoom was more sluggish while recording clips than when framing for stills.
Samsung Galaxy Camera hands-on:
Samsung is in talks with carriers regarding subsidy deals for the Galaxy Camera’s 3G/4G connectivity, and isn’t able to confirm which it will be partnering with when the snapper hits shelves sometime in Q4 2012. Pricing, too, is unconfirmed, though we’re told to expect a “premium” tag and we’re guessing upward of $500.
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Pricing it upwards of $500 is a mistake. Hope they don’t get near that range, or I’ll have to pass.
Any idea about the which version of Android is used?…..
The specs says it is running Android
4.1.x.
That is too slick. I’m a diver, so if this cameras take pictures under water, it would be worth $500.
what a pitty it doesn’t have phone capabilities. What’s the point if it is just another good camera and i willl still have to carry my phone around with the camera. If it allow me to make call, surf the web and make excelent picture with this increible optical zoom f: 2.7 i would buy it otherwise i would pass. So many other excellent camera around.
what a pitty it doesn’t have phone capabilities. What’s the point if it is just another good camera and i willl still have to carry my phone around with the camera. If it allow me to make call, surf the web and make excelent picture with this increible optical zoom f: 2.7 i would buy it otherwise i would pass. So many other excellent camera around.
what a pitty it doesn’t have phone capabilities. What’s the point if it is just another good camera and i willl still have to carry my phone around with the camera. If it allow me to make call, surf the web and make excelent picture with this increible optical zoom f: 2.7 i would buy it otherwise i would pass. So many other excellent camera around.
If it’s touch screen, is it captive or resistive?
I hope that was just a poor joke — and you weren’t actually serious, with that question.
goood idea