Let me get this straight… It’s a phone and a camera? Whoa! How can I get this wonder of the modern age (considering I’m locked to Three)? They’ve just become available on said network you say?
*Doors bang on their hinges as hoards of amazed customers battle to get their hands on a Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom*
Okay, so we’ve all got cameraphones already, but this little beasty has 10x optical zoom via a protrusion on the back that wouldn’t look out of place on a decent point-and-shoot compact camera. This is a mid-range spec phone, but an impressive camera, aiming at undercutting the bulging Nokias whilst majoring on the extra app situation that the Android Play Store provides.
This is how Samsung foresee you using it.
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So, if the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom protrudes in all the right places for you and you have £399.99 you don’t know what to do with you could get a pay as you go Zoom today. Either that, or contracts start from £26 per month with no upfront cost.
Here are the camera specs, and if you’re interested the press release is available via the big blue button.
- Xenon Flash
- 16MP BSI CMOS Sensor
- 24-240mm 10x optical zoom
- Optical Image stabilisation
- F3.1-F6.3 Lens
- 4fps Burst Shot
- ISO 100-3200
- 1080p video recording
- Dedicated shutter key
- Zoom Ring for quick sharing of photos and access of the handset’s interface 1.9MP front facing camera
- Expert Mode for you to change shooting parameters
- Smart Modes to help you choose the best settings for your photo
- HDR Mode
- Panorama
- Best face to adjust smiles and eyes
- Several other filters and modes to enhance your photos
I had my first look at this in a CPW store last week and was very impressed. It looks so much better in the flesh than in pictures. Very fast in use and the zoom is really impressive. Autofocus times were very fast and shutter response too was fast. The shots I took looked really good on the screen. I am sorely tempted to get one of these bad boys. Three do not have this on their website and CPW are not showing this with contracts on the Three network.