Samsung Digimax S500 (black)

Manufacturer: Samsung

Part number: 131015

General

• Product Type Digital camera
• Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
• Color Black
• Weight 4.8 oz
• Width 3.8 in
• Depth 1 in
• Height 2.4 in

Main Features

• Resolution 5.1 megapixels
• Sensor resolution 5.1 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Effective Sensor Resolution 5,100,000 pixels
• Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
• Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 100
• Digital Zoom 5 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Sunset, Back light, Dawn/dusk, Landscape, Portrait mode, Beach/snow, Children, Night mode, Close-up, Fireworks
• Special effects Negative, Vivid, Blue, Black & White, Soft, Sepia, Red, Neutral, Green
• Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
• Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Spot
• Exposure Modes Automatic, Program, Manual
• Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps
• White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
• White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Cloudy, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (daylight), Daylight
• Digital video format AVI
• Still Image Format JPEG
• Color support Color
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 160 x 128

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory Flash - Integrated (soldered memory - 20 MB )
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 43 - With 20MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 12 - With 20MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 114 - With 20MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 19 - With 20MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 14 - With 20MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 89 - With 20MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 10 - With 20MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 32 - With 20MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 34 - With 20MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 52 - With 20MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 20MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 7 - With 20MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 18 - With 20MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 83 - With 20MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 125 - With 20MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 dBi - With 20MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 157 - With 20MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 22 - With 20MB built-in memory
• Flash memory - Integrated
• Memory soldered size 20 MB
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm - F/2.8-4.9
• Focal Length 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm

Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
• Additional Features Built-in speaker, USB 2.0 compatibility, Direct print, Digital image rotation, DPOF support, Audio recording, PictBridge support, Date/time stamp

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range 8 in - 10 ft
• Type Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Auto mode with red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective flash range 8 in - 10 ft

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type None

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.4 in - Color
• Mounting Built-in
• Resolution 112,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in
• Mode Mono

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Lens Systems

• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Type Zoom lens
• Focal length 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105 mm
• Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
• Min Focus Range 31.5 in
• Macro Focus Range 5-80cm
• Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.9
• Optical Zoom 3 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Features Built-in lens shield

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Cables Included Video / audio / USB cable

System Requirements for PC Connection

• System Requirements Details MacOS X 10.3 - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB, MacOS 9.2 or later - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium II - 64 MB - 200 MB
• Hardware MacOS X 10.3 - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB, MacOS 9.2 or later - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium II - 64 MB
• Min hard drive 110 MB=200 MB
• Operating system Apple Mac OS 9.2 - X 10.3, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE
• Peripherals USB port, CD-ROM drive

Battery

• Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Software

• Type Samsung Digimax Master, Drivers & Utilities

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
• CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 3.6
• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.4
• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.3
• CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.1
• CNET Labs Wake up time 1.8