Samsung PL 170

Samsung PL 170

PL170, 16.4MP, 7.62 cm (3 ") + 1.5'', LCD-TFT, 4608 x 3456, USB 2.0, HDMI, 153g, silver

Manufacturer
Samsung
SKU
EC-PL170ZBPPMX
02-07-2011
Twice the fun with Dual LCDs

The effortless way to get perfect pictures, Samsung’s 2View PL170 has a generous 1.5” front-side display so you’re part of every image. Preview self-portraits, then click, with you in the frame easy. Flip the camera around to enjoy photos on the wide 3.0” display. New features change the view on hard to-capture experiences. Children Mode has built-in and downloadable animation options to keep kids’ attention. Jump Shot offers cues before taking two continuous shot. Self-Timer is a visual countdown to coordinate group shots so everyone smiles at the results. Quickly pressing the top display on/off button efficiently manages power. From now on, no more out of the frame glitches. No more babies caught crying. You will never have more fun with other cameras.

Get a whole new view

Get more from your lens, whether shooting a memorable landscape or the gang’s reunion around a restaurant table. By using the precision-cut PL170 26mm wide-angle lens, with its 5x optical zoom, you instantly cover a whole-horizon field of view. Now, you can capture full-scale memories of landmarks and landscapes, entire wedding parties and the tallest skyscrapers.

Invent new looks for your images

Samsung’s Smart Filter lens and colour options make special moods easy for still shots and videos. Tilt & Shift Lens Effect adds a miniaturised look and the Vignetting Effect makes striking compositional contrasts. New special effects include Soft Focus to soften colours and add an emotional feel as well as Half-Tone Dot to enhance images with a comic-book look. Palette Effect adds an ultra-vivid vibe and a variety of colour options for your images. It’s now a snap to get creative.

Edit your own special effects

The unique Magic Frame feature allows you to create sophisticated images and poster-quality visuals that express your mood and personality. Just select one of the built-in Magic Frame templates, including Wall Art, Old Film, Ripple, Full Moon, Old Record, Magazine, Holiday, Classic TV and more. Point the camera at the subject you want, match it within the on-screen template and capture. That’s it. Your subject now is framed by a special mood and background – like magic.

HD quality video. Now in a compact camera

The PL170 artfully combines a professional-grade still camera with a compact HD video camera. You get 720p HD quality video at 30 frames per second and recording time 4 x longer than MJPEG video with the H.264 format. Use the 5x zoom to get up close and vividly personal.

The simple way to go pro

Turn any moment into a perfect memory. And a professional-looking photo. Whether it's a few friends from last night's party or the moon reflecting off the lake, Smart Auto 2.0 (Still & Movie) instantly analyses key elements of your composition then automatically adjusts to capture the perfect shot with multitude of different photo modes and movie modes. And since life isn't a still life, the camera's object tracking feature captures those subjects that just don't, or won't, stand still.

Memory

Maximum memory card size 
8 GB

Video

Maximum video resolution 
1280 x 720 pixels
Video resolutions 
320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 720 pixels
Video formats supported 
H.264, MPEG4
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Colour of product 
Silver
Minimum hard disk space 
250 MB
ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Weight 
153g
Focal length range (f-f) 
4.7 - 23.5 mm
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus
Compatible memory cards 
SD, SDHC
Display 
LCD
Flash modes 
Auto, Fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Focus
TTL
Internal memory 
27 MB
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
Megapixel 
16.4 MP
Optical zoom 
5x
PictBridge 
Y
Scene modes 
Backlight, Beach, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night portrait, Portrait, Sunset
Self-timer 
2, 10s
Sensor type 
CCD
Video capability 
Y
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Ports & interfaces

Built-in microphone 
Y

Power

Power source type 
AC

Display

Second display 
Y
Second display diagonal
3.81 cm (1.5")

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Audio

Voice recording
Y

Lens system

Focus adjustment
Auto
Digital zoom 
1x
Image stabilizer 
Y
Maximum aperture number 
5.9
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
13 cm
Minimum aperture number 
3.3
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
2.6 cm

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
Photo effects 
Negative film, Vivid
Camera playback
Movie, Single image, Slide show, Thumbnails
Date imprinting
Y
Album organization
Y

Focusing

Auto Mode focusing range (tele)
1 - ∞
Auto Mode focusing range (wide)
0.05 - ∞
Macro focusing range (tele)
1 - 1.5m
Macro focusing range (wide)
0.05 - 0.8m
Normal focusing range
0.8 - ∞

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
Auto

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.5 - 2m
Flash range (wide)
0.2 - 3.5m

Shutter

Fastest camera shutter speed 
1/2000s
Slowest camera shutter speed 
8s

System requirements

Minimum RAM 
512 MB
Mac compatibility 
Y
Windows operating systems supported 
Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
5 - 85%

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Picture quality

Image sensor size
25.4/58.4 mm (1/2.3")
Maximum image resolution 
4608 x 3456 pixels
Still image resolution(s) 
1024 x 768, 1920 x 1080, 1984 x 1488, 2592 x 1944, 3648 x 2736, 4608 x 2592, 4608 x 3072

Weight & dimensions

Width 
9.53 cm
Depth 
1.9 cm
Height 
5.73 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
HDMI ports quantity 
1

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