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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 6.2 cm |
| Width | 9.7 cm |
| Depth | 2.6 cm |
| Weight | 136 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Silver |
| Digital Zoom | 5x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x |
| SENSOR Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 5.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 5,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 5,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| LENS Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5.8 - 17.4 mm - f/2.8-4.9 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 35 - 105mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 80 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 5-80cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Features | Built-in lens shield |
| FOCUSING Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| ISO (Max) | 400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, dawn/dusk, sunset |
| Special Effects | Soft, Negative, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, blue, green, red |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/1500 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 8 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps |
| DISPLAY Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Type | 2.4" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 112,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, auto mode with red-eye reduction, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.2 m - 3 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Internal Storage | 20 MB flash |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
| Supported Memory Cards | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
| Image Storage |
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 7 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 14 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 21 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704: 10 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704: 18 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704: 24 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 12 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 22 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 19 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 34 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 43 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 52 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 83 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 89 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 114 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 125 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 157 - with 20MB built-in memory |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps AVI - 160 x 128 - 15 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 160 x 128 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details | 2 x AA alkaline battery (included) |
| CONNECTIONS Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Interface | Composite video, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support |
| System Requirements Details |
Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium II - 450 MHz - 64 MB - 200 MB MacOS 9.2 or later - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB MacOS X 10.3 - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output |
| FEATURES Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, digital image rotation |
| OTHERS Samsung Digimax S500 |
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| Included Accessories | Video / audio / USB cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Digimax Master |
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