Samsung's WB700 Point-n-Shoot Boasts 24X Zoom
Samsung's WB700 Point-n-Shoot Boasts 24X Zoom
Posted 12/29/2010 at 11:19am
| by Paul Lilly
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Samsung's latest WB700 point-n-shoot digital camera lets you get up close and personal -- real close and personal -- with a 24X zoom lens. Skeptical? You should be -- it's actually a still-impressive 18X optical zoom supplemented by a 1.3X "Smart Zoom," Samsung says.
The camera sports a 24mm ultra-wide Schneider KREUZNACH lens and a 16MP CCD sensor. Full manual control is part of the spec sheet, and so is the ability to record full 1080p high definition videos (H.264 format).
Other notable features include RAW file format support, built-in software, an advanced noise reduction algorithm Samsung says "actively cancels out the zoom noise," andd digital image stabilization.
Look for this one to ship in April 2011 for $300.
Image Credit: Samsung
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garrettp
January 01, 2011 at 11:06am
I just purchased the Canon SX30 and gave my SX20 to my GF. Now seeing this camera with 14mp and 18X (vs the SX20 @ 12MP and 20x) and add to that RAW.. I would have probably sold the SX20 and picked this one up for the GF. The SX30 has 14MP and an incredible 35X zoom. Canon has excellent optics and probably the best image stabilization but does not offer RAW (with out a hack) on the SX20/30. It would be interesting to see a match up between these three.
Since we edit images on a PC, will MPC do such a match up :D
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