Samsung introduced their latest products at the IFA electronics show held in Berlin, Germany. Is a camera that uses the android operating system, named Samsung Galaxy Camera.
Camera with a resolution of 16 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor is equipped with OS Android Jelly Bean. The Samsung Galaxy Camera can perform various functions like smartphones ‘green robot’, except to make a phone call.
Operations can be performed on touch screen measuring 4.77 inch Super Clear HD technology with Touch Display. Display menu was familiar with Android phones.
“Galaxy Camera is for a new era of visual communication. Communications will be alive with high quality pictures and instant sharing anywhere, anytime,” said JK Shin, head of Samsung’s Mobile Communication in Berlin.
Samsung Galaxy Camera equipped by a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor. The Android-powered camera using Super Clear LCD screen and protected by the second revision of Gorilla Glass.
Samsung Galaxy Camera features belongs to pretty much. Among other Smart Pro to make the images look like professional shots. Then there are features of Auto Cloud Backup that automatically saves the image in the cloud via Samsung All Share.
Other key specs like 21x optical zoom lens, 8GB internal memory, memory card slot and a 1605 mAh battery. Its strength is claimed in the range of 10 hours.
| General | 2G Network | N/A |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE | |
| Announced | 2012, August | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q4 | |
| Body | Dimensions | 128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm |
| Weight | 305 g | |
| Display | Type | Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | |
| - TouchWiz UI | ||
| Sound | Alert types | N/A |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal | 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | |
| Data | GPRS | No |
| EDGE | No | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE (optional) | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
| Camera | Primary | 16 MP, autofocus, 21x optical zoom, pop-up Xenon flash, AF light |
| Features | Wide-angle 23mm lens, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, optical image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720×480@120fps | |
| Secondary | No | |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Exynos 4412 Quad | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | |
| GPU | Mali-400MP | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Radio | No | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black, White | |
| - SNS integration | ||
| - Dropbox (50 GB storage) | ||
| - HDMI port | ||
| - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player | ||
| - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player | ||
| - Organizer | ||
| - Image/video editor | ||
| - Document editor | ||
| - Voice memo/dial | ||
| - Predictive text input (Swype) | ||
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh | |
| Stand-by | ||
| Talk time |
The camera with no support for GSM voice communication.
“This is the first Samsung camera that uses Android. Already have full connectivity for easy sharing of photos via the Internet. Later will be sold through carriers as well, depending on the country,” said Wonhyung Cho, Assistant Manager Samsung Digital Imaging Business.
Have not been informed how the price and availability of the Samsung Galaxy Camera on the market.