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Top Samsung Digimax Pro815 Camera Reviews
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Samsung
Digimax Pro815 News Release Summary:
Orlando, FL (February 26, 2006) - Samsung Camera is proud to
present the Digimax Pro815, a best-in-class eight-mega-pixel
digital camera. The Pro815 represents Samsung's commitment, as
one of the world's leading innovators, to the advancement of
technology in the digital arena. Featuring several "world's
firsts," including the longest optical zoom and largest LCD, the
Pro815 is sure to revolutionize the digital photography
experience for consumers and elevate Samsung's stature amongst
the competition.
Highlighted by its world renowned Schneider optics, the Pro815
offers the world's longest optical zoom at 15x. With a 2/3" CCD
sensor and high-quality f/2.2 ~ 4.6 Schneider 7.2mm ~ 108mm lens
(equivalent to a 28 ~ 420mm lens in 35mm format), users can now
capture ultra-crisp images in both wide angle and in telephoto
from distances never before capable with a point and shoot
digital camera. To cover even more distance, shooters can take
advantage of the Pro815's 4x digital zoom, which puts a combined
zoom of 60x, right at their fingertips.
Normally it is not possible to incorporate both 28mm wide-angle
and 420mm tele-zoom capabilities in an average high-end camera.
Standard SLR systems require different lenses to shoot
wide-angle and telephoto, which in the end translates into added
weight from the extra equipment and the possibility of missing
some shots due to lens changeover. The Digimax Pro815 has four
low-dispersion glass lenses specially manufactured to minimize
chromatic aberration that can occur when wide-angle and ultra
high zoom are supported at the same time. In addition, it
employs two aspherical lenses for the correction of spherical
aberration and lateral colors for the entire zoom range from
wide to telephoto.
The Digimax Pro815 also features a High Speed mode, which
ensures steady shooting even in tele-zoom. When High Speed mode
is selected, the Digimax Pro815 automatically increases the
sensitivity up to max ISO 800, depending on the surrounding
exposure and focal length. Employing an exclusive low-noise
processing algorithm, the Pro815 ensures superb image quality
with low noise, even at ISO 800. In addition, in High Speed mode
the Pro815 automatically switches to its fastest shutter speed,
enabling sharp shooting of fast moving targets.
At 3.5," the Pro815 features the largest available LCD on a
digital camera. The 3.5" LCD also incorporates Samsung's
patented Transmissive with Micro Reflective (TMR) technology,
which provides vibrant image quality indoors and outdoors. In
addition, the camera is also the first in the World to feature
multiple LCD screens. When taking low angle shots, users can
take advantage of the top 1.44" wide color LCD which displays a
preview screen in real time.
This LCD position enables high-level shooting as well as taking
pictures from various angles. The top LCD can also be used as a
status LCD to display shooting data. Since the required
information is available on the LCD at all times, you can shoot
a subject or choose a desired function more quickly.
With features like a 3cm super macro mode, an array of versatile
and customizable shooting modes and powerful manual controls,
the Digimax Pro815 has set a new benchmark for digital camera
design. To power the new flagship model of the Digimax line,
Samsung also developed the World's most powerful proprietary
lithium battery; the SLB-1974, 1900mAh 7.4v type, rechargeable
battery pack, capable of providing enough power for up to 500
shots per charge.
A shooter-friendly, intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) is
easily accessible from the Pro815's massive 3.5" LCD display.
The GUI allows the shooter to easily navigate the camera's menu
of features and capabilities. Photographers have a full range of
custom choices including a variety of exposure modes, such as
shutter priority, aperture priority and full manual, six ISO
settings ranging from 50 to 800, five flash settings and more.
The Digimax Pro815 also boasts the fastest response times in its
class. Its startup and shot-to-shot speeds have been reduced to
1.0 second and 1.3 seconds respectively, and a shutter release
lag of only .05 seconds ensures that the shooter will have the
ability to capture their images at any given time. The Pro815
also delivers a fast AF speed of less than 1 second, even in
tele-zoom mode, by utilizing a passive AF sensor.
With the Pro815's combination mechanical and electronic shutter,
shooters can capture still images at up to 1/4,000 of a second
in single, high-speed continuous shooting at 2.5 frames per
second, normal continuous shooting that lets you shoot while
viewing an image taken on the LCD, and ultra high speed
continuous shooting that allows you to shoot up to ten 1 MP
sized images per second. Single images can be shot at sizes up
to 5MB (3072x 2304 pixels) and stored in RAW, TIFF, JPEG (DCF),
EXIF 2.2 or DPOF 1.1 formats.
The Digimax Pro815 includes preprogrammed settings in an Auto
mode, Program mode, A/S/M mode and Scene modes including: Night,
Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn,
Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Single and Text. When set in
Text mode, users can shoot documents such as books, papers,
magazines or business cards while the camera automatically
compensates for image distortion that typically occurs when
photos of flat objects are taken. With the bundled text
recognition software (Digimax Reader), users can extract the
text from images taken in Text mode and save them as editable
documents.
Three rings surrounding the lens control manual zoom, manual
focusing and EV compensation, providing the shooter with direct
control of the Pro815's manual functions. The Pro815 also
features a dual jog system which is used to control aperture and
shutter speed. The camera has various focusing modes including
AF Lock, Continuous AF and Select Area AF. The Pro815's direct
manual focusing feature allows the shooter to instantly switch
to manual focusing from AF by simply turning the manual focus
ring. In addition, the Pro815 also features bracketed shooting
for exposure, focus and white balance. With Seven white balance
settings including Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent L,
Fluorescent H, Tungsten, Custom 1 & Custom 2, and multiple flash
modes, such as Auto, Auto & Red Eye, Slow Sync & Red Eye,
Fill-in Flash and Flash Off, the Digimax Pro815 is packed with
features that assure the shooter can always capture the perfect
shot, no matter what the conditions may be. For flash
photography, shooters can utilize the Pro815's high-power pop-up
flash (Wide: 0.1 ~ 7.7m Tele: 1.5 ~ 3.7m) or attach a secondary
unit to the camera's hot shoe mount.
The Digimax Pro815 is also the first digital camera in the
Samsung family to utilize Compact Flash (CF) memory cards. CF
memory is valued for its speed and ability to store a
significant amount of high resolution images in its compact
form. All images captured by the Pro815 are effortlessly
transferred through a built-in USB 2.0 connection and shooters
can utilize the bundled software, including Digimax Master and
Digimax Reader, for added creativity and organization. The
Pro815 can also be connected to NTSC or PAL external monitors
for image and movie playback via the included connectors. Also,
dependent on the capacity of the CF card in use at the time,
users can shoot 640x480 AVI movies, with stereo audio, at up to
25fps.
The display mode of the Digimax Pro815, which utilizes the 3.5"
LCD, extends the camera's application potential even further. In
contrast to the normal 9-thumbnail screen, the Pro815 has a
25-thumbnail display, allowing you to search for a desired
picture more quickly. The camera also features a histogram for
checking and adjusting exposure, and a grid display for easier
image composition. Additional display features are the Review
Shot mode, that lets the shooter set the optimal image
composition while viewing an image just taken and a display mode
that enables the shooter to display an image in the center of
the screen, and place icons and other relevant information at
the edges of the screen.
The Pro815 also offers PictBridge technology, allowing users to
connect the camera directly to a printer by using the supplied
USB cable and output images right from the camera's 64MB
internal memory or CF card. A related feature that comes in
handy is the ability to edit, crop and resize images right on
the camera before sending them to a computer or printer for
distribution or output. The Pro815 also features six effect
modes, including Normal, Black and White, Sepia, Negative,
Contrast Adjust and Saturation Adjust, and three sharpness
levels, including Soft, Normal and Vivid.
The Pro815 is also bundled with a lens hood (reversible for when
the camera is not being used), a lens adapter for
general-purpose filter mounting, a lens cap, is priced at $849
and is currently available.
Samsung Opto-Electronics America, Inc., Secaucus, N.J., is the
U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., Sungnam Kyungki-Do,
Korea. Samsung Opto-Electronics markets a full line of auto
focus cameras, zoom and digital cameras for the amateur as well
as the professional under the Samsung brand name. CCTV monitors
and lenses, motorized zoom lenses, binoculars, observation and
security systems, and video presenters are other products in the
family of photographic and optical equipment.
For full specifications and hi-res images visit the Samsung
Camera website at:
http://www.samsungcamerausa.com/pma2006
Technical specifications subject to change prior to product
launch
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