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S850, 8.1 Megapixel, 5x Optical/5x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera (Black)
Mfr # CJ085401S• B&H SAS850B
Availability: Out of Stock
This Item Includes

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2x AA Alkaline Batteries

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USB Cable

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A/V Cable

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Camera Strap

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Software CD-ROM

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User Manual

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1-Year Samsung Limited Warranty

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Product Information

The Samsung S850 Digital Camera has a classic, appearance with a simple camera body design, but this high quality camera also provides an astounding 8.1 megapixels of resolution combined with a sharp 5x zoom SHD lens for stunning pictures. The S850 is also very versatile with the capability for full manual exposure control. And a full range of automated features to provide the best image possible regardless of the shooting situations.

With Samsung's original ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction) technology and ISO1600 high sensitivity support, the S850 enables you to take clear pictures even in dim light without using the flash. Furthermore, the Wise Shot function enables you to take two continuous pictures, one with ASR On and one with Flash On, then you can choose the better of the two pictures. The "E" (Effect Key) button on the S850 also provides the user the ability to adjust the color tone of the pictures taken and generate interesting effects such as screen splits and photo frames to them, which enable diverse special-effect shooting and editing. Furthermore, the 2.5" Color LCD is equipped with intelligent LCD technology that automatically adjusts the brightness of the LCD according to outdoor illumination, making the LCD easy to view in any environment - even direct sunlight.

Features

• 8.1 Megapixel Resolution

The Samsung S850 can produce images with an astounding 8.1 megapixels of resolution, enabling you to print detailed pictures at larger sizes - even poster size prints.

• 5x Optical Zoom Lens

The SHD Lens in the Samsung S850 Digital Camera provides a very useful 5x optical zoom, and produces images that are incredibly sharp and bright. The Camera is also capable of providing digital zoom up to 5x for a total combined zoom of 25x that will allow you to capture details from far away.

• Incredible Macro Capability

The Macro mode of the S850 can provide beautifully sharp focus as close as 0.4" (1cm) to the subject, allowing you to photograph the delicate detail of a flower or show of the brilliance of a jewelry item to sell on e-Bay.

• High Sensitivity

The Samsung S850 has the ability to provide a sensitivity level of up to ISO 1600, thereby enabling you to take clearer indoor pictures in poor light without camera shake or image blur.

• Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR)

ASR technology prevents the degradation of image clarity and color common to flash photography, by optimizing the cameras settings and sensitivity. With ASR the effects of camera shake are reduced in low light conditions, and you can even take well exposed, sharper pictures in low light without using a flash at all.

• Wise Shot Feature

This clever feature allows you to choose the best picture by taking 2 shots simultaneously - one using ASR and one using a flash, and then simply choose the image you prefer.

• 11 Scene Modes

Choose the scene mode that best fits your shooting situation and the camera will automatically adjusting it's setting accordingly, so you can be sure of getting great pictures effortlessly.

• Powerful Manual Capability

The Camera provides a full range of manual settings including Aperture priority, Shutter priority and Full Manual modes, enabling you to express your creative ideas in pictures The modes are so easy to select, and use, even a novice photographer can easily use the manual functions.

• Advanced Movie Functions

The S850 supports SVGA quality (800 x 592 @ 20fps) for an enhanced video shooting experience, plus VGA and lower resolution recording for home viewing or internet use, and you can even edit your movies right on the camera itself. Furthermore the camera includes a Movie Stabilizer function, which helps maintain steady recording of a subject by automatically detecting and correcting any camera movements, and a Successive Recording function that allows you to pause and resume video recording as desired and merge those multiple movie into a single file.

• Internal and Expandable Memory

The camera is equipped with 20 megabytes of internal memory so there is no need for a memory card to take pictures. The camera memory is also expandable to much higher capacities using Secure Digital (SD) flash memory cards (also compatible with MMC and SDHC cards)

• 2.5" LCD Display

The Samsung S850 has a 2.5" LCD display that provides superb contrast and color reproduction, allowing you to enjoy a brighter and clearer image.

• The "E" Button

The Effects or "E" Button allows users to easily access a slew of creative effects that are available right in the camera. You can do basic editing functions like crop your image or adjust colors, use creative color effects like sepia or negative (inverted colors), or use one of the fun effect in the camera such as composite images or add photo frames that are appropriate for many occasions.

• Powered by Common AA Batteries

The camera is powered by common AA-size (LR6) batteries that can be purchased at any store, so you don't need to worry about running out of power or recharging batteries - simply get new ones locally. The camera also works incredibly well with cost effective rechargeable AA Size NiMH Batteries.

• Direct Print Capable

The S850 supports PictBridge Direct printing so you can print out beautiful images with out the need of a computer. Just connect the camera to a PictBrige compatible printer and print your favorite pictures the way you want them - it is that easy.

Specifications
Camera Type
Compact Point-and-shoot Digital Camera
Image Quality
Image Sensor
1/1.8" 8.3 Megapixel CCD
Effective Resolution
8.1 million pixels
Color Depth
24-Bit RGB
Color Modes
Color, B&W, Sepia, Blue, Green, Red, Negative, User Set
Image File Formats
JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
Recorded Resolution
8M (3264x2448)
7M - 3:2 (3264x2176)
6M - Wide (3264x1824)
5M (2592x1944)
3M (2048x1536)
1M (1024x768)
Video Recording
AVI MPEG-4 with Audio and Movie Stabilizer
800x592 @ 20 & 15 fps
720x480 @ 30, 20 & 15 fps
640x480 @ 30, 20 & 15 fps
320x240 @ 30, 20 & 15 fps
Clip length limited only by available memory
Audio Recording
WAV Format
Optics
Lens Type
SHD Lens
Optical Zoom
5x
Lens Focal Length
7.8mm - 39mm (38mm - 190mm equivalent)
Digital Zoom
5x
Minimum Focus Distance
0.4" (1cm)
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8-4.4
Optical Image Stabilization
No (ASR- Advanced Shake Reduction is available)
Accessory Lens/Filter Mount
No
Focus Control
Focus Type
TTL auto focus with AF Assist Lamp
Focus Modes
Multi AF, Manual focus
Focus Range
Normal : 31.5" (80cm) - infinity
Macro : 4.0" (10cm) - 31.5" (80cm) wide
Super Macro: 0.4" (1cm) - 4.0" (10cm) wide
Auto Macro : 4.0" (10cm) - infinity wide
Manual Focus: 0.4" (1cm) - infinity wide
Exposure Control
Sensitivity
Auto ISO
Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600)
Shutter Type
Mechanical and Electronic shutter
Shutter Speed
15 - 1/2000 second
Aperture Range
F2.8-4.4 - f/7.4-11.7
Exposure Metering
Multi, Spot, Face Recognition
Exposure Modes
Auto, Program AE, Scene, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual, ASR, Exposure Compensation (±2EV in 1/3EV Steps), AEB
White Balance Modes
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent-H, Fluorescent- L, Tungsten, Custom
Scene Modes
Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text , Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow
Flash
Built-in Flash
Yes (Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off)
Effective Flash Range
0.7' (0.2m) - 16.3' (5.0m)
External Flash Connection
No
External Flash Control
Not Applicable
Performance
Start-Up Time
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Shutter Lag
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Time Between Shots
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Burst Capability
Approximately 1 fps continuous
Self Timer
2 seconds, 10 seconds, Double (10 & 2 seconds)
Interval Recording
Yes
Date & Time Stamp
Yes
Memory & Power
Built-in Memory
20MB
Compatible Memory Cards
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
Secure Digital (SD) card
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Recording Capacity
Includes 20MB Built-In Memory

Still Image Capacity
Super Fine Fine Normal
8M 4 8 14
7M - 3:2 5 9 16
6M - Wide 6 10 18
5M 7 12 21
3M 13 20 33
1M 43 51 57

Battery Type
2x AA Batteries (Alkaline, NiMH)
Power Adapter
No
Input/Output
Computer Interface
USB 2.0 (Full Speed)
Direct Print Capable
Yes (PictBridge)
Remote Control
No
Video Output
Yes (NTSC & PAL) with audio
Web-Cam Capable
No
System & Software Requirements
Windows System
  • Pentium II 450MHz Processor (Pentium 700MHz recommended)
  • Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP
  • 64MB RAM
  • 200MB available hard disk space
  • USB port
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 1024x768 pixels, 16bit color display (24bit recommended)
  • Microsoft DirectX 9.0C

Macintosh System

  • Power Mac G3 or later
  • Mac OS 9.2 or later; OS X (10.1-10.3)
  • 64MB RAM
  • 110MB available hard-disk space
  • USB port
  • CD-ROM drive
Display
Viewfinder
No
LCD Display
2.5" TFT color LCD (230,000 pixels)
Language Options
English, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Italian, S.Chinese, T.Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Thai, Bahasa (Malay/ Indonesian), Arabic, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish
Playback Options
Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Image editing (Resize, Rotate, Color, Special Color, Image Adjust (Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Add Noise), Fun (Cartoon, Highlight, Composite, Photo Frame, Sticker), Movie Playback, Movie Edit (Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming)
Physical
Dimensions (HxWxD)
2.5 x 4.1 x 1.0" (64 x 104 x 25mm)
Weight
6.1 oz. (172g) without batteries