June 11th, 2009
Samsung debuts retro-styled WB1000 digital camera with AMOLED
Striking a balance between digital cameras of the 21st century and film cameras of the 20th, Samsung has introduced its WB1000 compact camera, a 12.2-megapixel shooter with an ultra-wide angle lens, 3-in. 480×260 AMOLED display and retro dials.
The WB1000, which comes in silver or black, carries a 24mm ultra-wide angle lens (F2.8-5.8) on the front and also features “Smart Auto,” HD-quality video capability (1280×720), dual image stabilization and 5x digital zoom. But the real scene-stealer are the camera’s retro dials:
[ZDNet Image Gallery: Samsung WB1000 camera]
According to retailer Crutchfield, which lists the camera as the “TL320,” it will be available June 18 for $379.99.
Interested? Full specs, after the jump:
| Image Sensor | Type | 1/2.33″ (1.09cm) CCD |
| Effective Pixel | Approx. 12.2 Mega-pixels | |
| Total Pixel | Approx. 12.4 Mega-pixels | |
| Lens | Focal Length | Schneider-KREUZNACH f = 4.3 ~ 21.5mm (35mm film equivalent : 24~120 mm) |
| F No. | F2.8(W) ~ F5.8(T) | |
| Digital Zoom | Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X Play mode : 1.0X ~ 12.5X (depends on image size) |
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| Image Stabilization | Image Stabilization | Dual IS (OIS + DIS) * OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), DIS (Digital Image Stabilization) |
| Display | Type | AMOLED |
| Feature | 3.0″ (7.62cm), hVGA+(518,400 dots) | |
| Viewfinder | Viewfinder | N/A |
| Focusing | Type | TTL Auto Focus (Center AF, Multi AF, Selection AF, Manual Focus) |
| Range | Normal : 40cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 80cm ~ Infinity (Tele) Macro : 5cm~40cm (Wide), 50cm ~ 80cm (Tele) Auto Macro : 5cm~Infinity (Wide), 50cm~ Infinity (Tele) Manual : 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 50cm ~ Infinity (Tele) |
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| Shutter Speed | Shutter Speed | Auto : 1/8 ~ 1/2000 sec. Program : 1 ~ 1/2000 sec. A/S/M : 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Night : 8 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks : 4 sec. |
| Exposure | Control | Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Exposure |
| Metering | Multi, Spot, Center-weighted | |
| Compensation | ±2EV (1/3EV steps) | |
| ISO Equivalent | Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200(Up to 3M Size) | |
| Flash | Modes | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash Off, Red-eye fix |
| Range | Wide : 0.3m ~ 5.2m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 2.5m (ISO AUTO) * Flash EVC : ±1EV (1/2 steps) |
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| Recharging Time | Approx. 5 sec. | |
| Sharpness | Sharpness | 5 steps |
| White Balance | White Balance | Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom, K * WB Fine-tuning |
| Still Image | Shooting | Mode Dial : Smart Auto, Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, User, Dual IS, Scene, Movie Scene: Beauty Shot, Frame Guide, Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Firework, Beach & Snow Continuous : Single, Continuous, Motion Capture, AEB Self timer : Off, 10 sec., 2 sec., Double(10 sec., 2 sec.), Motion Timer, Remote Controller |
| Effect | Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB | |
| Edit | Resize, Rotate, Photo Style Selector, Image Adjust * Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB * Image Adjust : Off, ACB, Red-eye Fix, Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Add Noise |
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| Image Play | Image Play | Single image, Thumbnails, Multi Slide show, Movie Clip, Smart Album |
| Voice Recording | Voice Recording | Voice Recording (max. 10 hours) Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.) With Stereo Recording |
| Date Imprinting | Date Imprinting | Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable) |
| Movie Clip | Recording | Movie Size : 1280×720 High Quality, 1280×720 Standard Quality, 640×480, 320×240 * Frame rate : 60 fps at a selected size(320×240), 30 fps, 15 fps * Format : H.264 (Max. Recording time : 20min.) * Streo recording with volume control, mute during zoom operation * 5X Optical Zoom at 1280×720 (f = 24 ~ 120 mm), 3.4X Optical Zoom at 640×480, 320×240 (f = 35 ~ 120 mm) * Voice(On/Off), OIS(On/Off) |
| Effect | Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB | |
| Edit | Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming | |
| Storage | Media | Internal memory: Approx. 76MB External memory: SD Card(up to 4GB guaranteed) MMC plus(up to 2GB guaranteed,4bit 20MHz) SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed) |
| File Format | Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 Movie Clip : MP4(H.264) Audio : WAV |
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| Image Size | 12M : 4000×3000 pixels, 10MP : 3984×2656 pixels 9MW : 3968×2232 pixels 9M 1:1 : 2976×2976 pixels 8M : 3264×2448 pixels 5M : 2592×1944 pixels 3M : 2048×1536 pixels 2MW : 1920×1080 pixels 1M : 1024×768 pixels |
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| Interface | Digital output connector | USB 2.0 |
| Audio | Microphone : Stereo Internal Speaker : Mono |
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| Video Out | AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) HDMI 1.2 : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) |
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| DC power input | 4.4V | |
| Cradle | N/A | |
| Power Source | Power Source | Rechargeable battery : SLB-11A (1,130mAh) Connector Type : 34pin Adaptor : SAC-48, USB/Charging Cable : CB34U05, AV Cable : SCC-AV34 Cradle : SCC-HD2 |
| Physical Specification | Dimensions (WxHxD) | 97 × 61 × 21mm |
| Weight | 160g (except for a battery) | |
| Operating Temperature | 0 ~ 40°C | |
| Operating Humidity | 5 ~ 85% | |
| Software | Software | Samsung Master, Quick Time Player 7.5, Adobe Reader |
| System Requirement |
For Windows | PC with processor better than PentiumⅢ 500MHz (PentiumⅢ 800MHz recommended) Windows 2000/XP/Vista 250MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1GB recommend) Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 512MB recommended) USB port CD-ROM drive 1024×768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor(24-bit color display recommended) Microsoft DirectX 9.0C or later |
| 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 |
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| System requirements for 720P |
For Windows | Intel Pentium 4, 3.2GHz or higher / AMD Athlin 64FX, 2.6GHz or higher Windows XP service pack2 / Vista Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB and above recommended) 64MB or greater video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher recommended) |
| For Macintosh | 1.8GHz Power Mac G5 or 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo or faster Macintosh computer At least 256MB of RAM 64MB or greater video card |
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