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Samsung WB500 Digital Camera Review
Samsung WB500 Review - No-one knows what the WB stands for in the Samsung WB500. Matt Grayson thinks it
stands for Wide Body. It's a match made in Heaven.
The largest electronics company in the world brings us a camera with a lens from one of the oldest lens makers in the
world.
Samsung WB500: Specification
Zoom: 10x optical
Resolution: 10.2Mp
Sensor size: 1/2.33in
Sensor type: CCD
Max. image size: 3648x2736
File type: JPEG
Sensitivity: ISO80-1600
Storage: Internal, SD, SDHC
Focus types: Centre, multi, selection, manual, face detection
Normal focusing: 50cm-infinity
Close focusing: 5cm-50cm
Metering types: Multi, spot, centre-weighted, face detection
Exposure compensation: +/- 2EV in 1/3 step increments
Shutter speed: 16sec-1/1500sec
Flash: Built-in, Wide: 0.3-4.7m, Tele: 0.5-2.7m (ISO auto)
Monitor: 2.7in TFT LCD screen
Interface: USB 2.0
Power: Li-Ion battery
Size: 105x61.4x36.5mm
Weight: 219g (excl. battery and card)
For £197, you get a 10Mp sensor, 10x optical zoom, 2.7in LCD screen and the backing of the largest electronics
company in the world. For £2 more, the Canon Powershot A2100 offers a higher 12.1Mp sensor, only a 6x optical zoom,
a 3in LCD screen and takes AA batteries.
Alternatively, the Olympus Mju 7000 is £209 and has the same resolution as the Canon, a 7x optical zoom and 3in LCD
screen. The Samsung also offers the widest field of view at 24mm.
Samsung WB500: Features
There are a few cameras out there that have massive zoom barrels
on and for the most part they look good. The Samsung WB500
doesn't fall outside this area as I think it suits the camera's shape
more. It's worth noting that with a 10x optical zoom built in to a
relatively small body, the lens will need to be bigger. Some
companies have the lens poking out more while some think up
innovative ways of packing it into a barrel that si