When you first turn on the Samsung Galaxy Camera it may feel slower than
another compact camera as the device is booting the Android 4.1
operating system. The device opens directly into the dedicated camera
mode, a standalone camera application similar to the native camera app
in a smartphone. At any time you can select the Home icon and be taken
directly to the Android screen to access all applications and widgets.
Whenever you leave the camera mode for the Android home screen, the
camera will close the lens. The initial
shooting mode selected is Auto. Selecting
Mode gives you quick access to three shooting options of Auto, Smart or
Expert. I’ve tested most of the Smart functions and they’ll certainly
suit general needs for certain situations, including Night, Action
Freeze, Rich Tone and others. I’ve usually gone straight for the full
control over ISO, exposure and aperture in the manual setting under
Expert mode.
Many photography apps for Android will work with the Galaxy Camera,
though these are not specifically designed for this device. Some
functionality won’t work properly, and none are yet available that aim
to take advantage of the device’s zoom lens, flash and high resolution
output. I don’t expect applications targeted toward the Galaxy Camera
to appear overnight, but I’m hopeful for one that allows faster and more
accurate photographic control, while harnessing the device’s best
features.
Specification Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100
2G Network- N/A
3G Network- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network- LTE (market dependent)
SIM- Yes
Body Dimensions- 128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm (5.07 x 2.79 x 0.75 in)
Weight- 300 g (10.58 oz)
Display Type- Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size- 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
Multi touch- Yes
Protection- Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Sound- Alert types N/A
Loudspeaker- Yes
3.5mm jack- Yes
Memory Card slot- micro SD, up to 64 GB
Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Data- GPRS No
EDGE- No
Speed- HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE (optional)
WLAN- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth- Yes, v4.0
USB- Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera- 16.3 MP, 4608×3456 pixels, autofocus, 21x optical zoom, pop-up Xenon flash, AF light
Features-Wide-angle 23mm lens, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, optical image stabilization
Video-Yes, (1080p@30fps, 768x512@120fps)
OS- Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset-Exynos 4412 Quad
CPU- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU- Mali-400MP
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser- HTML5
Radio- No
GPS- Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java- Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors- Black, White, Pink, Orange
- Dropbox (50 GB storage)
- HDMI port
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input (Swype)
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Stand-by Up to 168 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min
