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Samsung Digimax S500
The Digimax S500 has a large 2.4" LCD for improved contrast and color reproduction, allowing you to enjoy a wider and clearer image. When it is set to Auto Mode, the Digimax S500 automatically adjusts the shooting distance and focus from between 5cm to infinity, helping the picture taker to get better pictures more easily. The user does not need to activate the macro function separately in order to take pictures as close as 5cm. The Digimax S500 has some intriguing special effect functions - including Highlight, Photo Frame, and Composite Shot - that give you unique, and sometimes amusing, shooting experiences beyond conventional picture-taking. You can access each of these special effects with just one touch of the "E" button. The user-friendly ergonomic body design delivers comfort and a steady hold for better shots. This means you can expect even better focus no matter where your subject is in the frame. Digimax S500 has various scene modes to obtain the best picture result in a variety of settings. The scene modes provided are Night scene, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach and Snow. The family-friendly mode dials - with Night, Portrait and Children modes - make it easier to get great shots of the family by giving in stand access to the appropriate mode for each individual situation. Children mode, with its open aperture and fast shutter speeds, lets you 'freeze' children in fast moving action shots. Night mode automatically uses the slow synchronization function to help you get clearer and brighter pictures at night. When using Portrait mode you get more pleasing people pictures with improved redeye reduction. The Digimax S500's print button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the S500 to any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the illuminated print button and print! Also use the button to transfer images directly to a computer. |
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Technical Details for Samsung Digimax S500
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| General | |
| Product Type | Digital camera |
| Width | 9.7 cm |
| Depth | 2.6 cm |
| Height | 6.2 cm |
| Weight | 136 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black |
| Main Features | |
| Resolution | 5.1 Megapixel |
| Colour Support | Colour |
| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 5,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 5,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto |
| Digital Zoom | 5 x |
| Shooting Modes | Frame movie mode |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, dawn/dusk, sunset |
| Special Effects | Soft, Negative, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, blue, green, red |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/1500 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 8 sec |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Digital Video Format | AVI |
| Still Image Format | JPEG |
| Video Capture | AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps AVI - 160 x 128 - 15 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 160 x 128 - 30 fps |
| Memory / Storage | |
| Flash Memory | Flash - integrated (soldered memory - 20 MB ) |
| Supported Flash Memory | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
| Image Storage | Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 7 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 14 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 10 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 18 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 12 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 22 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 32 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 19 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 34 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 43 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 52 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 83 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 89 - with 20MB built-in memory Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 114 - with 20MB built-in memory Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 125 - with 20MB built-in memory Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 157 - with 20MB built-in memory |
| Camera Flash | |
| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, auto mode with red-eye reduction, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode |
| Red Eye Reduction | Built-in |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.2 m - 3 m |
| Lens System | |
| Type | Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm - f/2.8-4.9 |
| Focal Length | 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm |
| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 35 - 105mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
| Min Focus Range | 80 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 5-80cm |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.8-4.9 |
| Optical Zoom | 3 x |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Features | Built-in lens shield |
| Additional Features | |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Self Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, DPOF support, digital image rotation, PictBridge support |
| Display | |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.4" - colour |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| Display Format | 112,000 pixels |
| Microphone | |
| Type | Microphone - built-in |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| Connections | |
| Connector Type | 1 x USB 1 x composite video/audio output |
| Expansion Slot(s) | 1 x SD Memory Card |
| Software | |
| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Digimax Master |
| System Requirements for PC Connection | |
| Operating System Support | MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS 9.2 - X 10.3 |
| Peripheral Devices | USB port, CD-ROM Drive |
| 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 MacOS X 10.3 - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Cables Included | Video / audio / USB cable |
| Battery | |
| Supported Battery | AA |
| Supported Battery Details | 2 x AA alkaline battery ( included ) |

