Samsung i5 Digital Camera Review
September 2005, Review by Ron Risman
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Inside the Box
- Samsung i5 Digital Camera with 50MB internal memory
- Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (SLB-0737)
- Camera Pouch with Belt loop
- Camera Strap
- Docking / Charging Station
- USB 2.0 Cable
- A/V Cable
- User Manual and Product Warranty Card
- CD-ROM which includes Photo Impressions Image Editing Software,
Digimax Reader, Digimax Viewer, XviD Codec for Video playback
on a PC, Camera Driver
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Product Specifications
| Image Sensor |
Type |
1/2.5" CCD |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 5.0 Megapixel |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 5.1 Megapixel |
| Lens |
Focal Length |
SHD Lens f = 6.6 ~ 19.8mm (35mm film equivalent : 39~117mm) |
| F No. |
F3.5 ~ F4.5 |
| Digital Zoom |
Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X Play mode : 1.0X ~ 10.1X (depends on image size) |
| Viewfinder |
LCD Monitor |
2.5" color TFT LCD (230,000 pixel) |
| Focusing |
Type |
TTL auto focus |
| Range |
Normal : 50cm ~ infinity Macro : 5cm~50cm (Wide),
25cm ~ 50cm (Tele) Super Macro : 1cm~5cm(Wide) Auto Macro :
5cm~Infinity (Wide), 50cm~ Infinity (Tele) |
| Shutter |
Type |
Mechanical and Electronic shutter |
| Speed |
1 ~ 1/2,000 sec. (Night : 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec.) |
| Exposure |
Control |
Program AE Metering : Multi, Spot |
| Compensation |
±2EV (0.5EV steps) |
| ISO Equivalent |
Auto, 100, 200, 400 |
| Flash |
Modes |
Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off |
| Range |
Wide : 0.2m ~ 2.4m, Tele : 0.3m ~ 1.9m (ISO AUTO) |
| Recharging Time |
Approx. 4 sec. |
| Sharpness |
Soft, Normal, Vivid |
| Effect |
Normal, B&W, Sepia, Negative, Red, Green, Blue, RGB |
| Voice Memo |
Voice Recording (max. 1 hour) Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.) |
| Still image |
Modes : Auto, Manual, Scene, SF * Scene : Night,
Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight,
Fireworks, Beach & Snow,Continuous : Single, Continuous |
| White Balance |
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom |
| Movie Clip |
With Audio or without Audio (user selectable,
recording time : memory capacity dependent) Size : 640x480,
320x240, 160x128 (3X Optical Zoom, Mute during Zoom Operation)
Frame rate : 30 fps, 15 fps Movie Stabilizer (User Selectable)
Movie Editing (Embedded) : Pause during recording, Still Image
Capture,Time Trimming |
| Storage |
Media |
Internal memory: Approx. 50MB flash memory External memory: SD card /MMC (Up to 1GM Guaranteed) |
| File Format |
Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.2, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 Movie Clip : AVI (MPEG-4) Audio : WAV |
| Image Size |
5M : 2592x1944 pixels, 4M : 2272x1704 pixels, 3M
:2048x1536 pixels, 2M : 1600x1200 pixels, 1M : 1024x768 pixels, VGA :
640x480 pixels |
| Capacity(16/32MB) |
5M : Super Fine 11 Fine 21 Normal 33 4M : Super
Fine 14 Fine 26 Normal 40 3M : Super Fine 17 Fine 33 Normal 50 2M :
Super Fine 30 Fine 51 Normal 75 1M : Super Fine 60 Fine 106 Normal 129
VGA : Super Fine 121 Fine 165 Normal 202 * These figures are measured
under Samsung?s standard conditions and may vary depending on shooting
conditions and camera settings. |
| Self-Timer |
2 sec., 10 sec., Double(10 sec., 2 sec.) |
| Image Play |
Type :Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip, Album Editing : Trimming, Resizing, Rotate, Effect |
| Interface |
Digital output connector : USB 2.0 Audio : Mono Video output : NTSC, PAL (user selectable) DC power input connector : 4.2V |
| Power Source |
Rechargeable battery : 3.7V Li-ion battery
(SLB-0737) AC Charger : DC 4.2V, 450mA/750mA (SAC-41) * Included
battery may vary depending on sales region. |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) |
89.6 x 59.8 x 17.3 mm(excluding the projecting parts of the camera) |
| Weight |
Approx. 133g (without battery and card) |
| Software |
Camera Driver |
Storage Driver (Windows98/98SE/2000/ME/XP, Mac OS 9.2 ~ 10.3) |
| Application |
Digimax Viewer, Digimax Reader, ArcSoft
Photo Impression |
| For Windows |
PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233Mhz (XP: Pentium II 300MHz) |
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