Sep 1, 2009
Samsung’s first ever real ultra-zoom
Well, Samsung did announce two ‘compact’ super-zoom cameras earlier this year, the HZ10W/WB500 and HZ15W/WB550 cameras but today, they finally took the wraps off their first ultra-zoom camera. The new Samsung WB5000 packs a 24X zoom lens, a RAW mode, HD movie recording and more.
Samsung WB5000
(Super-zoom camera)
- 12.5 effective megapixels
- 26 – 624 mm (f2.8 – f5.0) 24X optical zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 3 inch LCD with EVF
- Smart Album and Smart Auto modes
- Face and smile detection
- Full manual controls with RAW mode
- 720p 30 FPS movie mode with stereo sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in later this month for $400
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