Samsung WB5500 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
26x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Samsung SLB-11A Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung WB5500
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Lens Included Schneider
Height 8.3 cm
Width 11.6 cm
Depth 9.1 cm
Weight 398 g
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 26x
SENSOR Samsung WB5500
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 13,800,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Samsung WB5500
Type Schneider zoom lens - 26x zoom - 4.6 - 119.6 mm - f/2.8-5.0
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 676mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 80 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
FOCUSING Samsung WB5500
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Samsung WB5500
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.24"
Viewfinder Resolution 230,000 pixels
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung WB5500
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 6400 (3MP), ISO 3200 (5MP)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, sunset, dawn, frame guide
Special Effects Soft, Cool, Negative, Vivid, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 16 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
Retouch Face retouch
DISPLAY Samsung WB5500
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control
FLASH Samsung WB5500
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 6 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung WB5500
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Samsung WB5500
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Image Storage JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 4288 x 2848
JPEG 4288 x 2416
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1024 x 768
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 60 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
RAM Installed 20 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung WB5500
Battery Type Samsung SLB-11A Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Samsung WB5500
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Samsung WB5500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Face Detection AF/AE, Intelligent Scene Selector, in-camera red-eye fix, photo album function, brightness control, in-camera film editing, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Auto Contrast Balance (ACB), Blink Detection technology, Smile Detection technology, Recycle Bin function
OTHERS Samsung WB5500
Included Accessories USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Intelli Studio
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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