The second new S series camera from Samsung announced today is the S850, which – as the name implies – is an 8MP / 5x zoom model. As well as lots of exposure modes (including A, S and M) and a 2.5-inch screen the S850 sports face recognition technology and, once again, ‘Advanced Shake Reduction’ that features neither a moving lens element nor a shifting CCD…
Samsung S850 digital camera specifications:
| Format | Compact |
| Price (street) |
$999.00
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| Also known as | |
| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
3264 x 2448 |
| Low resolution |
2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768 |
| Image ratio w:h |
4:3, 3:2 |
| Effective pixels |
8.0 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
8.3 million |
| Sensor size |
1/1.8 ” (7.18 x 5.32 mm, 0.38 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
21 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| Zoom wide (W) |
38 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
190 mm (5 x) |
| Digital zoom |
Yes |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
TTL |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
80 cm |
| Macro focus range |
1 cm |
| White balance override |
5 positions plus manual |
| Aperture range |
F2.8 – F4.4 |
| Min shutter |
15 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/2000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Flash range | 3 m |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Auto red-eye, Slow Sync |
| Exposure compensation |
-2 to +2 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
| Metering |
Multi, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
|
| Lens thread | No |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes |
| Movie Clips | Yes, 800 x 592, 720 x 480, @ 20/15 fps, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 @ 30/20/15 fps MPEG-4 |
| Remote control | Unknown |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | No |
| Storage types |
SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal |
| Storage included |
20 MB Internal |
| Uncompressed format |
No |
| Quality Levels |
Super fine, Fine, Normal |
| Viewfinder |
None |
| LCD |
2.5 “ |
| LCD Dots |
230,000 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended) |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 222 g (7.8 oz) |
| Dimensions | 104 x 64 x 25 mm (4.1 x 2.5 x 1 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
| Colour Patches |
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