Samsung PL50 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
10.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
Samsung SLB-10A Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung PL50
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.7 cm
Width 8.9 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Weight 116 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Pink | Black | Grey
Digital Zoom 3x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Samsung PL50
Sensor Resolution 10.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 10,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Samsung PL50
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 6.2 - 18.6 mm - f/2.8-5.2
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 80 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-80cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Features Built-in lens shield
FOCUSING Samsung PL50
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Blink Detection technology
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung PL50
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, action, macro, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, night portrait, Children, fireworks, sunset, backlight portrait, dawn, tripod, white, macro text, anti shake, beauty shot
Special Effects Soft, Cool, Negative, Vivid, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro
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 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
Retouch Face retouch
DISPLAY Samsung PL50
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control
FLASH Samsung PL50
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 4.5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung PL50
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Samsung PL50
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2052
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1024 x 768
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 9 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung PL50
Battery Type Samsung SLB-10A Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1050 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Samsung PL50
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III - 500 MHz - 256 MB - 250 MB
MacOS X 10.3 or later - PowerPC G3 - 256 MB - 110 MB
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Samsung PL50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, brightness control, built-in help guide, Auto Contrast Balance (ACB), Smile Detection technology
OTHERS Samsung PL50
Included Accessories Carrying strap, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Samsung Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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