Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 - Hands on review
Samsung has unleashed its super-duper camera 'Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100' under Galaxy category. It has surpassed every other rival, just not because of its name, but for its characteristics. The camera is not only a camera but a camera-cum-smartphone, run by Android Jelly Bean. Read more!
It is for the first time that Samsung has launched a camera under Galaxy category. After getting success in the field of smartphone manufacturing, Samsung has stolen the hearts of the era. Galaxy camera is for magical professional digital photography. It is an entry level product that has surpassed every priority and with its incredible lens power, it has become a substitute to SLR and DSLR cameras of any brand (Canon, Nikon, Sony etc). That is why! it would not be shabby to say that Samsung Galaxy Camera is the state-of-the-art product.
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100
Many of you might have come across the fact that every smart camera whether compact of DSLR, is operated by a cameral OS but from now, it is wrong. Galaxy Camera is especially run by a firmware of Android, Android 4.1 Jelly Beans. Isn't it awesome? The OS which was only been developed for running smart phones, tablets and phablets has now redirected towards operating a camera.
Am I dreaming about to have Google Play Store on it
No, no, no! You aren't dreaming! Samsung has designed its Galaxy Camera taking everything under consideration. When one interacts with its screen, he/she feels as of having a smartphone in his/her hand. Straight to the point; Galaxy Camera GC100 is preloaded with Google Play Store from which you can download many useful apps. Gmail is the best example!
Bluetooth
Don't be so dumbfounded! The camera is Bluetooth capacitive alike any other camera. One can send or receive to and from the camera anywhere/anytime with this feature. There are many other interesting and jaw dropping features offered by it. Also, did you know that it supports 3G service too?
Say quad-core
Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 has a minimal organic design and is powered by quad-core technology. Quad-core is the latest and most trending processor and why wouldn't Samsung have managed its inclusion in the stunning camera. The camera is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core processor. It is enough to call it as a camera cum smart device. Features and specs
Let's check out the top features and specifications of smart Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100:
Looks and feels: Galaxy Camera GC100 weighs 300 g and holds its dimensions around 128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm. Though the camera is available in black as well as white color, white colored one is georgic.
Sensor: Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 has an incredible BSI-CMOS type sensor with a resolution of 16.3 megapixels and size of about 1/2.3 mm.
Lens: Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 boasts a very sound lens. The lens features 21X optical zoom as well as digital zoom, Auto focus mode, 4.1 - 86.1 mm focal length (35mm film equivalent to 23 - 483mm) and 1/8 - 1/2000 sec auto and 16 - 1/2000 sec manual shutter speed.
Display: Call it a smartphone! It has a 4.77 inch TFT LCD Capacitive touch screen with an HD resolution of 921600 Dots. Moreover, has a fixed display screen design.
Flash: Galaxy Camera GC100 has a fixed type of flash with around 0.2 - 6.2 (W) m/ 0.5 - 5.1 (T) m flash range. Furthermore, the flash features Auto, Slow sync, Flash Off, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash and Red-eye fix mode.
Media output: Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 supports JPEG image format. The image pixel quality depends on the MP type used while capturing. For 16M, the camera shoots an image of 4608x3456p. Like that 4608x3072p for 14MP, 4608x2592p for 12M W, 3648x2736p for 10M, 2592x1944p for 5M, 1984x1488p for 3M, 1920x1080p for 2M W and shoots 1024x768 pixel image for 1M lens mode. Talking about video, the camera supports MP4, WMV and DivX video format @ 30 fps / 60 fps / 120 fps frame rate and 1920 x 1080 pixel resolutions. For audio, it supports MP3, eAAC+, WAV and FLAC audio format.
Memory and storage: Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 covers 1 GB RAM and a built-in memory of 8 GB which can be upgraded up to 32 GB via SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card.
Interface: For connectivity, the camera supports v2.0 microUSB, HDMI v1.4 port, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Stereo microphone, 3G (HSPA+ U/L 5.76Mbps, D/L 21Mbps) and 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz connectivity rate/speed.
Power: Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 equips a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) 1650 mAh battery. It offers a battery backup up to 280 hours (3G) on standby. Moreover it is a USB Chargeable battery.
Software: As mentioned earlier, the camera is run by Android 4.1 Jelly Beans firmware and is bundled with many software including Video Editor, AllShare Play, S-Suggest, S-Voice, Instagram, Paper Artist, dropbox, Gallery and Photo wizard. Also, it is preloaded with many apps, including Google apps (Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Search, Google Maps and Gmail), Google Local, Google Navigation, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Downloads, Google Chrome browser, Google Play Books and Google Play Movies.
Additional features: The additional features of Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 include Optical image stabilization mode, many White balance modes (Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Custom, K, Fluorescent_H and Fluorescent_L), face detection, menu ISO settings (ISO, Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200), +/- 2 stops in 1/3 stop increments exposure mode, continuous and single shot capture mode and many shooting modes. The shooting modes include Auto, Smart 15 mode shoot (Panorama, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Night, Fireworks, Light trace, Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Landscape, Macro, Action freeze and Rich tone), Expert Control 5 mode shoot (Auto+, Aperture Priority, Speed Priority, Camcorder and Manual), many effects (Retro, Sunshine, Old Photo, Comic, Pastel Sketch, Gothic Noir, Impressionist, Normal, Vintage, Black & White, Autumn Brown, Negative, Nostalgia and Color Fade) and 1020p full HD video recording.
Package contents: The package content of the camera only includes itself. There is no other accessory included like data cable, headphone. As Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 is user friendly and boasts almost every function, it doesn't need any!
Price and availability of Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100: Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 is available on many online shopping websites at a price tag around Rs 30,900 (31K approx). Saholic.com is throwing 16% off/discount on it i.e you can buy the camera from Saholic.com for Rs 26,000 only! Review of the Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100
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