Specification And Review Of Galaxy Smart Camera GC100

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