Samsung announced two pretty basic point-and-snap digital cameras today:
Samsung SL502 and SL720
(Point-and-shoot cameras)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 35 – 175 mm (f3.5 – f5.5) 5X optical zoom lens for SL502
28 – 140 mm (f3.5 – f5.6) 5X optical zoom lens for SL720 - Optical image stabilization (SL720 only)
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Smart Auto Mode (aka automatic scene mode selection)
- Face, smile and blink detection; face recognition
- Smart Album plays back photos by all sorts of categories
- No manual controls
- VGA (SL502)/HD 720p (SL720) 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $150 (SL502) and $230 (SL720)