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Reviews of the Samsung S850

  • 7.0

    CNET Review

    May 23, 2007

    The Good: Manual exposure and focus controls; quick shutter speed.

    The Bad: Sluggish shot-to-shot time; tends to underexpose lamp-lit shots; awkward manual focus

    The Bottom Line: As one of the least expensive cameras with manual exposure controls out there, the Samsung S850 is a great choice for photography newbies.

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  • 8.8

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | December 4, 2008

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 81/100. Comparing these reviews to 352025 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.

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  • 8.0

    tech2.com

    By Gagan Gupta | October 5, 2007

    Review Summary: This ergonomic little digicam offers great image quality, but tends to be a trifle slow.

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  • No Rating

    digitalcamerareview.com

    By Ben Stafford | July 11, 2007

    Review Summary: The Samsung S850 is a nice-looking, well equipped compact digital camera.

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  • 6.8

    asia.cnet.com

    By Will Greenwald, CNET.com | June 15, 2007

    Review Summary: As one of the least expensive cameras with manual exposure controls out there, the Samsung S850 is a great choice for photography newbies.

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Manufacturer: Samsung

Part number: S850 BLACK

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Color Black
  • Weight 6.1 oz
  • Width 4.1 in
  • Depth 1 in
  • Height 2.5 in

Main Features

  • Resolution 8.1 megapixels
  • Sensor resolution 8.1 megapixels
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,100,000 pixels
  • Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 1600, ISO 100
  • Digital Zoom 5 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Sunset, Back light, Landscape, Portrait mode, Sunrise, Beach/snow, Children, Text, Night mode, Anti shake, Close-up, Fireworks
  • Special effects Negative, Blue, Black & White, Sepia, Frames, Red, Green
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
  • Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
  • Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps
  • White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
  • White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white), Cloudy, Fluorescent light (cool white), Daylight
  • Digital video format MPEG-4
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second
  • Color support Color
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture MPEG-4 - 720 x 480, MPEG-4 - 800 x 592, MPEG-4 - 320 x 240, MPEG-4 - 640 x 480

Memory / Storage

  • Integrated Memory 20 MB
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Normal JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 206 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 3264 x 1824 : 232 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 57 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 172 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 93 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 115 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 742 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 103 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 663 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 425 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 558 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 265 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 271 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1824 : 83 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 68 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 180 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 3264 x 1824 : 134 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 158 - With 256MB card
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 7.8 mm - 39 mm - F/2.8-4.4
  • Focal Length 7.8 mm - 39 mm

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
  • Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Resizing an image, Cropping an image, Sharpness control, Digital image rotation, DPOF support, Audio recording, PictBridge support, Date/time stamp, Interval shooting mode

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, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective flash range 8 in - 10 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Mounting Built-in
  • Resolution 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type Digital voice recorder
  • Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Mode Mono

Connections

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

Lens Systems

  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Type Zoom lens
  • Focal length 7.8 mm - 39 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 190 mm
  • Focus adjustment Automatic
  • Min Focus Range 31.5 in
  • Macro Focus Range 1cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.4
  • Optical Zoom 5 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Features Built-in lens shield

Miscellaneous

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • System Requirements Details 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 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 3.2
  • CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.1
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.0
  • CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.0
  • CNET Labs Wake up time 2.1

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