The Samsung WB500 is a little different. Its 10x optical zoom lens has a focal length starting at 24mm making it one of the widest lenses you will find on a compact digital camera. Compared with other digital cameras with longer zoom lenses Samsung has packed the WB500 into a compact body size.
Another difference is the fact you can recharge the battery directly from a wall socket or from the USB port on a computer. Samsung supplies the camera (and the battery) and that is all you need.
If you get a little careless and accidentally delete your holiday snaps the WB500 can come to the rescue as Samsung has included a recycling bin. This adds another step in the deletion process to give you a little extra security.
Other features worth a mention include a red eye fix to clean up any portraits taken under flash light and image stabilisation. Image stabilisation is always worth having on a digital camera with this length of lens. You can also capture High Definition movies.
Samsung WB500 Details
Style
Extra Zoom
Megapixels
10
Zoom
10x
LCD Screen
2.7
MemoryCards
SD/SDHC
Resolution
3:2, 16:9, 4:3
File Formats
JPEG
Focal Length Equivalent
24 - 240mm
Shutter Speed
16 - 1/15000 seconds
Aperture
F3.3(W) - F5.8(T)
Sensitivity
ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, (3200 at lower resolutions)
White Balance Settings
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom
ExposureCompensation
-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Viewfinder
No
Flash Modes
Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red-eye fix
Flash Range
4.7m
Shooting Modes
Frame Guide, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight,
Maximum Movie Resolution
1280 × 720
Maximum Movie Frames Per Second
30 fps
Maximum Movie Duration
To capacity of memory card
Macro Focus
10cms
Metering
Multi-pattern, centre weighted, spot
ManualControls
Manual exposure
Image Stabilisation
Yes
Lens Converters
No
Self Timer
10 seconds or 2 seconds
Video Out (TV Playback)
Yes
Computer Connection
Yes
Batteries
Lithium-ion Rechargeable
Dimensions
105 x 61.4 x 36.5 mm
Weight
219g
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Samsung WB500 Specification
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