Samsung Digimax S500 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.4" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Digimax S500
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.2 cm
Width 9.7 cm
Depth 2.6 cm
Weight 136 g
Enclosure Colour Silver
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Samsung Digimax S500
Sensor Resolution 5.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
LENS Samsung Digimax S500
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5.8 - 17.4 mm - f/2.8-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 80 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-80cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Features Built-in lens shield
FOCUSING Samsung Digimax S500
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung Digimax S500
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, dawn/dusk, sunset
Special Effects Soft, Negative, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, blue, green, red
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps
DISPLAY Samsung Digimax S500
Type 2.4" LCD display
Display Format 112,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Samsung Digimax S500
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode with red-eye reduction, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 3 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung Digimax S500
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Samsung Digimax S500
Internal Storage 20 MB flash
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 7 - with 20MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 14 - with 20MB built-in memory
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 21 - with 20MB built-in memory
Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704: 10 - with 20MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704: 18 - with 20MB built-in memory
Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704: 24 - with 20MB built-in memory
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 12 - with 20MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 22 - with 20MB built-in memory
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 20MB built-in memory
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 19 - with 20MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 34 - with 20MB built-in memory
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 43 - with 20MB built-in memory
Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 52 - with 20MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 83 - with 20MB built-in memory
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 89 - with 20MB built-in memory
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 114 - with 20MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 125 - with 20MB built-in memory
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 157 - with 20MB built-in memory
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
AVI - 160 x 128 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 160 x 128 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Digimax S500
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Samsung Digimax S500
Interface Composite video, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium II - 450 MHz - 64 MB - 200 MB
MacOS 9.2 or later - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB
MacOS X 10.3 - PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Samsung Digimax S500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, digital image rotation
OTHERS Samsung Digimax S500
Included Accessories Video / audio / USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Digimax Master

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