Samsung WB WB550

Samsung WB WB550

WB550B 12MPX 10x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer
Samsung
SKU
WB550B
30-04-2009
The WB550 has a world-first 24mm ultra wide angle, 10x optical zoom lens, combined with 720p HD movie recording that can be directly outputted to an HD TV via the clever built-in HDMI port.

compact high zoom
See how the unbelievably compact WB550 hides a 24mm ultra wide 10x optical zoom lens in its thin design. This amazingly versatile lens is perfect for shooting indoors, landscapes and group portraits. The powerful 10X optical zoom brings the action to you so there's no need to move around. While the ultra wide angle lens enables you to get everything you want in the shot.

dual image stabilisation (Optical IS + New Digital IS)
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; another superior SAMSUNG innovation, corrects even the tiniest of shakes.

Built in HDMI
HDMI port that used to be connected only by a cradle is now built into the WB550's body itself, making it easy to appreciate images through HDMI. We can see here that user convenience to utilise the camera's functions more conveniently is considered.

3.0" Intelligent LCD
The SAMSUNG WB550 has a 3.0" LCD for improved contrast and colour reproduction, allowing you to enjoy a wider and clearer image. Also the SAMSUNG WB550's intelligent LCD brightness automatically detects environmental illumination and adjusts LCD brightness for optimal image viewing.

Smart Album
With a 4GB SD card, your camera can store up to 2000 7-megabyte photos - that's a lot to keep track of! But with the Smart Album function sorting and organising your photos is easy: it allows you to sort your photos by time, content, colour. Smart Album lets you get straight to the best or sort through the rest.

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.

high sensitivity 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.

Memory

Maximum memory card size 
8 GB

Video

Maximum video resolution 
1280 x 720 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Interface 
USB 2.0
Colour of product 
Black
Minimum hard disk space 
110 MB
ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Weight 
219g
Data compression
JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0, AVI (MPEG-4), WAV
Minimum processor 
Pentium III 500 MHz
Focal length range (f-f) 
4.2 - 42 mm
Audio system 
Mono
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
centre weighted auto focus, multi point auto focus, selective auto focus
Bundled software 
SAMSUNG Master, Quick Time Player 7.5, Adobe Reade
Camera shutter speed 
16 - 1/1500s
Compatible memory cards 
mmc, sd, sdhc
Compatible operating systems 
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista<br />Mac OS 10.3<br />Power Mac G3
Contrast adjustment
Y
Display 
LCD
Flash modes 
auto, fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Focus
TTL
Internal memory 
30 MB
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
Megapixel 
12.2 MP
Optical zoom 
10x
PictBridge 
Y
Saturation adjustment
Y
Scene modes 
Backlight, beach, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, dusk, Fireworks, Landscape, Night, Night portrait, Portrait, self-portrait, Sunset
Sensor type 
CCD
Sharpness levels
normal, soft, Vivid
Video capability 
Y
White balance 
auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Recommended humidity operating range 
5 - 85
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)
0 - 40 °C

Ports & interfaces

DC-in jack 
Y
Built-in microphone 
Y

Power

Battery type 
SLB-10A
Power consumption (typical) 
4.2W

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
460000 pixels

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Audio

Voice recording
Y

Lens system

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

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
Photo effects 
black&white, Negative film, Sepia, Vivid
Custom colour
Y
Date imprinting
Y
Image editing
resizing, rotating, trimming

Focusing

Auto Mode focusing range (tele)
1 - ∞
Auto Mode focusing range (wide)
0.05 - ∞
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 - ∞
Normal focusing range
0.5 - ∞

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
auto, manual

Flash

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

System requirements

Minimum RAM 
256 MB
Mac compatibility 
Y

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 
4000 x 3000 pixels
Still image resolution(s) 
1024 x 768, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944, 3072 x 2304, 3648 x 2056, 3648 x 2432, 3648 x 2736, 4000 x 3000

Weight & dimensions

Width 
10.5 cm
Depth 
3.65 cm
Height 
6.14 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Audio recorder 
Stereo
Digital SLR 
N

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