Samsung WB500, Grey

WB500, Grey, 10.2 Megapixels, 10x Optical Zoom, 6.858 cm (2.7 ") LCD

Manufacturer
Samsung
SKU
EC-WB500ABA/GB
27-01-2009
The WB500 is the world's first compact high zoom digital camera that has a built-in 24mm ultra wide-angle lens with a powerful 10x optical zoom. This versatile ultra wide-angle lens captures sharper and wider images from greater distances, giving you the flexibility to shoot from a variety of situations from landscapes to portraits. This compact high zoom digital camera can fit neatly within your pocket so it goes wherever you do.

World's First 24mm, Optical 10x Zoom
Capture your world like you've never seen before
Whether you're indoors or out, snapping a landscape or friends around a table, the amasing 24mm ultra wide angle lens gives you a wider shooting range from a shorter distance and more flexibility for a greater variety of high-quality options.

The 24mm ultra wide angle lens and the 10x optical zoom is a perfect marriage of advanced versatility with the convenience of a stylish, compact camera.

Recording HD-Quality Movies of 720p Resolution at 30ftps
With the ability to record HD movies with your Samsung camera, you can enjoy recording HD-quality movies of 720p resolution at 30ftps. New video compression technology of H.264 compression format enables more than doubled efficiency compared to the previous format which surpasses the capabilities of a digital camcorder function.

Smart Album
With a 4GB SD card, your camera can store up to 2,000 7-megabyte photos-that's a lot to keep track of! But with the convenient Smart Album feature, it automatically organises photos based on the date they were taken, their content, colour tones, and themes. You can even browse through your photos by month or by using a timeline. Based on the type of photo you're looking for, you can also search by the photo type, such as portrait, couple, or group. The Smart Album even lets you search for photos that were taken of a city or landscape. Additionally, the Smart Album can automatically sort your photos based on the type of file (photo, video, or voice / memo note).

Dual Image Stabilisation
Blurry images can be caused by many factors, such as hand shaking, zooming or insufficient light. Dual Image Stabilisation eliminates the blur caused by camera shake and delivers clear, crisp images every time, even under difficult lighting situations. Integrating the best lens shifting mechanisms of Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) with the sophisticated algorithms of Digital Image Stabilisation (DIS), Dual Image Stabilisation corrects even the tiniest of shakes.

Photo Style Selector
Taking a simple snapshot, framing an artful pose, or doing something different has never been easier. You can select from a wide variety of optimised advanced photo effects and know exactly what you're getting with a suite of preview images to show you the results before you take your shot.

Frame Guide
Taking photos while on vacation usually has one thing missing you. Introducing the innovative Frame Guide feature that allows you to set up the angle of the shot and compose the photo exactly the way you want it. Now you're ready to hand off the camera to someone else so you can be in the photo. All they need to do is match the preset composition you created that's it.

ISO 3200
The camera can effectively reduce possible noises in super speed sensitivity mode for clear images. ISO 3200 super speed sensitivity enables clear quality pictures to be taken even in low light conditions. (ISO supported: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (up to 3M)) Super speed sensitivity enables sharply-focused, momentary stop pictures to be taken of moving subjects such as children or people engaged in sports.

Video

Maximum video resolution 
1280 x 720 pixels
Video formats supported 
MPEG-4
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Interface 
USB 2.0
Colour of product 
Grey
ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 200, 400, 800, Auto
Weight 
219g
Aperture range (F-F) 
F3.3 - F5.8
Focal length range (f-f) 
4.2 - 42 mm
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
centre weighted auto focus, multi point auto focus
Bundled software 
Samsung Master
Camera shutter speed 
1/8 - 1/1500s
Compatible memory cards 
mmc, sd
Display 
LCD
Flash modes 
auto, fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Focus
TTL Auto
Internal memory 
30 MB
Light exposure correction
±2EV (1/3EV steps)
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
Megapixel 
10.2 MP
Optical zoom 
10x
PictBridge 
Y
Scene modes 
Backlight, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, dusk, Landscape, Portrait
Self-timer 
10s
Sensor type 
CCD
Video capability 
Y
White balance 
auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Ports & interfaces

DC-in jack 
Y
Built-in microphone 
Y

Power

Battery type 
SLB-10A

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
230000 pixels

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.86 cm (2.7")

Audio

Voice recording
Y
Audio formats supported 
WAV

Lens system

Focus adjustment
Manual
Digital zoom 
5x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
24 - 240 mm
Image stabilizer 
Y

Camera

Photo effects 
black&white, Negative film, Sepia
Camera playback
single image, slide show, thumbnails
Multi burst mode 
Y
Playback zoom (max)
1x
Image editing
trimming
Album organization
Y

Focusing

Auto Mode focusing range (tele)
1 - ∞
Auto Mode focusing range (wide)
0.05 - 0.5m
Macro focusing range (tele)
1 - 2m
Macro focusing range (wide)
0.05 - 0.5m
Manual focusing range (tele)
1 - ∞
Manual focusing range (wide)
0.05 - 0.5m

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
manual

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.5 - 2.7m
Flash range (wide)
0.3 - 4.7m
Flash recharging time
5s

Operational conditions

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

Battery

Battery capacity 
1050 mAh

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Picture quality

Image sensor size
25.4/59.2 mm (1/2.33")
Maximum image resolution 
3648 x 2736 pixels
Image formats supported 
JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
Still image resolution(s) 
10M : 3648 x 2736<br />9MP : 3648 x 2432<br />7MW : 3648 x 2056<br />7M : 3072 x 2304<br />5M : 2592 x 1944<br />3M : 2048 x 1536<br />1M : 1024 x 768

Weight & dimensions

Width 
10.5 cm
Depth 
3.65 cm
Height 
6.14 cm
Dimensions (WxDxH) 
105 x 36.5 x 61.4 mm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Digital SLR 
N
Frame
Y
Lens system 
Schneider