Monday, May 24, 2010

SAMSUNG WP10 Review

01_Stylish Waterproof






Stylish Waterproof



Styles never get wet



Samsung WP10


 


I’m expecting Samsung’s cameras the most in 2010. With this expectation, Samsung WP10 has been released. It has stylish and elegant color and design. It also has waterproof function with great camera performances. With the WP10, style. will never get wet.








Samsung’s First Waterproof camera      



Now is the Rain Scene                                                   



It’s so impressive as the first waterproof camera. It’s not a touch camera, but as a cute waterproof camera, it has user friendly and great performance. It allows up to 3m waterproof and dustproof. It also supports Smart Auto(16 modes), Perfect Portrait System, 1280x720p 30fps H.264 format HD move recording, and 35-175mm optical 5x zoom lens. The beginning – It’s another evolution of Samsung compact digital cameras.



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Smart and Easy



Small, Simple with great performance



The WP10 has not only waterproof function, but also Smart Auto for still images and videos, Smart Album, Smart Filter, and Perfect Portrait system. It’s a waterproof camera for summer, but it’s not just a waterproof camera. It has all functions as a multi playing camera.



























































































































































Image sensor


Type


1/2.33″ (Approx. 7.79mm) CCD


Effective Pixel


Approx. 12.2 Mega-pixel


Total Pixel


Approx. 12.4 Mega-pixel


Lens


Focal Length


Samsung 5X Lens f = 6.3 ~ 31.5mm


(35mm film equivalent : 35~175 mm)


F No.


F3.6(W) ~ 4.8(T)


Digital Zoom


·Still Image mode :1.0X ~ 5.0X
·Play mode : 1.0X ~ 12.5X
(depends on image size)


Display


2.7" color TFT LCD (230,000 dots)


Waterproof Specification


Max. 3m underwater (IEC IPX8)


Dustproof Specification


IEC IP6X


Image Stabilization


DIS (Digital Image Stabilization)


Viewfinder


Smart Auto : 1/8 ~ 1/1,000 sec


Focusing


Type


TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Center AF,
Face Detection AF, Tracking AF)


Range


Normal : 80cm ~ infinity Macro : 5cm ~ 80cm (Wide), 50cm ~ 80cm (Tele) Auto Macro : 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 50cm ~ Infinity (Tele)


Shutter Speed


Auto : 1/8 ~ 1/1500 sec.


Program : 1 ~ 1/1500 sec.


Night : 8 ~ 1/1500 sec.


Fireworks : 2 sec.


Exposure


Control


Program AE


Metering


Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Detection AE


Compensation


±2EV (1/3EV steps)


ISO Equivalent


Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200


Flash


Modes


Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix


Range


Wide : 0.2m ~ 3.0m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 2.0m (ISO AUTO)


Recharging Time


Approx. 4 sec.


Sharpness


Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+


White Balance


Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom


Still Image


Shooting


Mode : Smart Auto, Auto, Program, DIS, Beauty, Night, Scene, Movie, Front LCD(Hot Key)
* Front LCD (hot Key) : Self Portrait, Children mode,Smart Auto
: Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Macro Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Action, Tripod, Night, Macro,
Macro Text, Blue Sky, Sunset Sky, Natural Portrait, Natural Green, Firework
*Smart Movie
: Landscape, BlueSky, Green, Sunset, Action
*Scene: Frame. Guide, Portrait,Landscape,Close up Text, Sunset, Dawn, Back Light, Fireworks, Beach, Snow


Effect


Photo Style. Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB
Image Adjust :Sharpness (Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+)


Edit


Image Edit : Resize Trimming
Photo , Style. Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB
Special Effect : Color Filter, Elegant, Add Noise
Image Adjust : Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red


Image Play


Single image, Thumbnails, Smart Album, Advanced Slide show, Movie Clip
* Slide show : Slide show with Effect & Music
- Smart Album Category: Type, Date, Color, Week, Face, Favorite
(External Memory card is needed for Sorting the photos by Face)


Voice Recording


Voice Recording (max. 10 hours)
Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.)


Date Imprinting


Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable)


Movie Clip


Recording


With Audio or without Audio (Zoom Mute)


(Max Recording time : 20min)
Size : 1280x720(30/15fps) High Quality,


       1280x720(30/15fps) Standard Quality,
       640x480(30/15fps) , 320x240 (60/30/15 fps)
* Due to noise while optical zooming the mic is turned off.


Effect


Color Style. Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom


Edit


Pause during Playing, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming


Storage


Media


Internal Memory : About 20MB*


*External Memory(Optional) : SD (up to 2GB guaranteed) SDHC (up to 32GB guaranteed)


File Format


"Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0


Image Size


12M: 4000X3000 pixels, 8M : 3264x2448 pixels,


5M : 2560X1920 pixels, 3M : 2048x1536 pixels,


1M : 1024x768 pixels, 9MW : 3840 x 2160 pixels, 2MW : 1920x1080 pixels, 10MP : 3984 x 2656 pixels


Interface


Digital Output Connector


USB 2.0


Audio


Microphone : Mono
Internal Speaker : Mono


Video Out


AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) SCC-AV20


DC power input


4.2V


Power Source


Rechargeable battery : BP70A


(Included battery may vary depending on
sales region.)


Physical Specification


Dimensions (WxHxD)


93.8 x 61 x 18.5mm (excluding protrusions)


Weight


Approx. 121g (without battery and card)


Operating Temperature


0 ~ 40 °C


Operating Humidity


5 ~ 85%


Software


Intelli Studio






                             Compact Camera for all


                                           Anytime, anywhere, anyone



When it comes to a waterproof camera, people think of a lot of things. If it has only a waterproof function, it’s not that useful in its camera functions, but it’s different in the WP10. Even though it has no shock protection function, it has 3m waterproof and dustproof function with 12M pixels sensor and optical 5x zoom lens which is similar to other compact cameras.



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It might become a heroin of Samsung digital cameras in 2010. 2.7” TFT LCD takes more vivid and dynamic moment and stylish life. It also has Aqua mode as an optimized mode in water.



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Images taken in water




Images taken in water




Images taken in water





 



Stylish Design



Samsung WP10



The WP10 comes in 4 colors such as Blue, Black, Red, and Yellow. Its unique colors and tones allow users to have different life style. The small difference in color makes more accomplished life style.





In the 18.5mm slim body, it has optical 5x inner zoom lens. Self Timer lamp/AF assist light and flash are located in the left side of the lens. The front shows minimalism design with lines finishing the front.



On the left side, USB/AV/DC input port with steel cover is located and black latch prevent the cover from opening. A microphone is located on the right side.




Waterproof with Rubber packing                           



The USB charge cover on the left side is covered with rubber packing for waterproof. A strap ring is located on the left bottom.







2.8” 230K pixels LCD,



more vivid in water





2.7” (6.9cm) 230K pixels TFT LCD is located on the back and the buttons are in the convenient position to control. It’s a little small and dense, but its protruding design is rather convenient with its accustomed interface. It allows magnificent color and vivid images in water and land.





Lithium-ion battery                        



SD/SDHC Memory                      



A tripod hole, battery chamber, and memory card slot are located on the bottom. The battery is 3.7V 740mAh slim Li-Ion BP70A and it can take up to 180 shots (Based on CIPA standard) and 70 minutes of videos. It can also be charged through USB cable and using AV adapter, it takes 150 minutes to be fully charged.


Memory is SD/SDHC and up to 32GB can be applied with SDHC. Battery and memory are inserted into the bottom and the cover is protected by rubber cap and latch.






02_Smart Auto & Smart Album





Simple control with convenient functions


 



Smart Auto for beginners is supported. Smart Auto is a function to help everyone take great pictures. Because it automatically recognizes the situation without a lot of settings, users can get right pictures. 16 different scenes can be recognized.






Program Auto                                     Smart Auto - Backlight




Program Auto                                     Smart Auto - Backlight





<Smart Auto>






Backlight - Portrait                                 Close up - Portrait




    Close up                                      Close up - color




Landscape                                             Night       







Scene mode for optimized shooting mode



This also helps users take great shots with setting and mode. Various 14 modes such as Aqua, Beauty Shot, Frame. Guide, Night Scenery, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Macro, and so on are supported and users can select the mode they want and optimize the settings before taking shots.




Program Auto                                     Scene mode - Backlight




Program Auto                                     Scene mode - Backlight



When Night Scenery mode is selected, aperture and shutter speed can slightly be adjusted with options. Aperture can be selected from 3 options Auto/3.6/8.1 and shutter speed can also be chosen from Auto/1s/1.5s/2s/3s/4s/6s/8s. That means a manual shooting is possible for Night Scenery.




Scene mode - Night : F8.1 , 2s




Scene mode - Night : F8.1 , 4s





Skin Correction



Beauty Shot



By pushing the mode button, Beauty shot can be selected in Scene mode. It can adjust skin brightness and correction level, and the corrected pictures can be saved in the camera. After setting the level, in Recognition mode, smile shot or self guide mode can be used. When the face is not recognized well, a message pops up and gives information.







                   Program Auto                   Beauty Shot (Face Tone 1 / Retouch 1)





Beauty Shot (Face Tone 2 / Retouch 2)   Beauty Shot (Face Tone 2 / Retouch 2)




If the correction is too strong, pictures might be a little awkward, so I think level 1 of brightness and level 2 of skin correction are appropriate.



Face Tone 1 / Retouch 2                    Face Tone 2 / Retouch 2





Self Portrait



When taking self shots, it’s not easy to confirm the position of my face. Let’s use Self Portrait function at that time. When the face is recognized in the screen, it makes beep sound in order to locate the face on the right position.



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Pictures taken with Self Portrait





Blink Detection


 


You might have an experience to blink eyes when taking shots. This has been developed for that experience. When it detects blink, it automatically takes one more shot.







Smart Filter



By using Smart Filter function, it allows unique pictures with various effects like DSLR lenses. Vignetting and Fish Eye filter are supported.





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