Reviews of the Samsung S850
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CNET Review
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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alaTest.com
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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tech2.com
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
Review Summary: The Samsung S850 is a nice-looking, well equipped compact digital camera.
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asia.cnet.com
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.
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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