Samsung S850 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
8.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung S850
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.4 cm
Width 10.4 cm
Depth 2.5 cm
Weight 172 g
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Samsung S850
Sensor Resolution 8.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
LENS Samsung S850
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 7.8 - 39 mm - f/2.8-4.4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 190mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 80 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-80cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Features Built-in lens shield
FOCUSING Samsung S850
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung S850
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, sunset, anti shake, sunrise
Special Effects Soft, Negative, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, blue, green, red, Frames
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
DISPLAY Samsung S850
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung S850
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 - 3 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung S850
Digital Video Format MPEG-4
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Samsung S850
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 57 - with 256MB card
Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 103 - with 256MB card
Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448: 180 - with 256MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 93 - with 256MB card
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 158 - with 256MB card
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 271 - with 256MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 172 - with 256MB card
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 265 - with 256MB card
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 425 - with 256MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 558 - with 256MB card
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 663 - with 256MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 742 - with 256MB card
Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1824: 83 - with 256MB card
Fine JPEG 3264 x 1824: 134 - with 256MB card
Normal JPEG 3264 x 1824: 232 - with 256MB card
Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2176: 68 - with 256MB card
Fine JPEG 3264 x 2176: 115 - with 256MB card
Normal JPEG 3264 x 2176: 206 - with 256MB card
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 800 x 592 - 20 fps
MPEG-4 - 800 x 592 - 15 fps
MPEG-4 - 720 x 480 - 20 fps
MPEG-4 - 720 x 480 - 15 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 20 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240 - 20 fps
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 20 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung S850
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Samsung S850
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
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
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB
DC power input
FEATURES Samsung S850
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, auto power save, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing
OTHERS Samsung S850
Included Accessories Carrying strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Digimax Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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