Samsung S850, 8.1 Megapixel, 5x Optical/5x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera (Black)
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.
- 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.
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Built-in Memory | 20MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compatible Memory Cards |
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Secure Digital (SD) card MultiMediaCard (MMC) |
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| Recording Capacity |
Includes 20MB Built-In Memory Still Image Capacity
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| 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
Macintosh System
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| 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 |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
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Pros
- Bright LCD
- Comfortable Controls
- Easy Setup
- Easy to Keep Clean
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Long Lag Time
- Massive battery drainage
Best Uses
- Art
- Fun
- Travel
Comments about Samsung S850 Digital Camera (Black):
I picked this camera because of the spec sheet. And I'll be honest, it's a versatile little point and shoot. But I only have a few problems with this camera. The slow sync flash, which was one of the main reasons I got this camera, is only available on the Auto setting. Which I never use, so that feature is basically null and void. The other thing I have a problem with is the over abundance of noise above ISO 400. The 1600 ISO was another big plus I wanted. The manual exposure and focus is pretty easy to use after a day of playing with the camera. Vidoes are higher quality than I was expecting, but if you zoom while taping, the microphone cuts off and you lose sound altogether.
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Memory Cards
Sufficient memory is not included so be sure to have enough storage capacity.
- Price: $6.00
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Carry, store, and protect all your equipment with a bag or a case.
- Price: $8.95
Card Readers
Download your pictures faster and save battery life.
- Price: $8.99
Tripod & Support
Place your camera on a tripod for the support and stability you need.
- Price: $12.99
Books & Tutorials
Learn all that your new camera can do.
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What's in the Box
- 2x AA Alkaline Batteries
- USB Cable
- A/V Cable
- Camera Strap
- Software CD-ROM
- User Manual
- 1-Year Samsung Limited Warranty
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