cameras mounted in smartphones Samsung digicams are valued by users. They ensure a good quality of images, easy operation and give into the hands of the photographer smartfonowego large number of advanced features. Samungowi but this is not enough – it is because the company that all areas would be a leader. However, in recent years the palm of priority smartfonowym photo world always coincided with any of the competitors Koreans. In this situation, a counter Samsung was inevitable, and the device preprogrammed tasks rivals to the final blow was Galaxy S4 Zoom .
First Impression
Galaxy S4 Zoom Box is made of the same organic, wood-style, as we know from the boxes of other models of the Galaxy S4. My interest was in it but one thing – a great white digital compact printed on the lid.
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Already a moment everything was clear – so it looks like the Galaxy S4 Zoom (picture below). If I were to judge it for the camera, I have to admit that looks attractive, and even I would venture to say that the quality Galaxy S4 Zoom allows in the dark qualify it for compact cameras middle class – only that it was to be, after all smartphone
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And in a sense it is. In the back of the white compact camera manufacturer composited for small smartphone (picture below) and it is one that perfectly fits into the stylistic concept S4 Galaxy series. if not slightly different arrangement of the sensors on the top of the front panel (well visible in the white color version of the device), is looking at the Galaxy S4 Zoom from a distance I would have thought that I have to deal S4 Galaxy Mini.
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S4 Zoom Inside the box I found a classic set smartfonowych accessories – wired headset with replaceable silicone gaskets, USB AC charger, USB cable, maintained in environmental conventions operating instructions printed on gray paper, and a bit thinner bonus – a small microfiber cloth (picture below). All elements make a very good impression of quality and are beautifully executed.
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at first downplayed the little cleaner hidden in matte plastic bag. It turned out, however, that it is of good quality microfibre cloth , which easily allows you to remove greasy fingerprints from the screen (photo bottom left), and the glass that protects the moving plates protecting the lens (photo bottom right) .
Yes, the camera optics Galaxy S4 Zoom, like most compact digital cameras has a classic, automatically folds the lens cover. However, wearing the device in a pocket or in a hand holding it fast uszkodziliby?my the total fine protection. Therefore, designers Samsung przys?onili metal sheets cover additional external window – protection for the protection of optics – the solution a little paranoid, but effective.
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Holding Galaxy S4 Zoom in hand still did not really know what I’m finally going – with a digital camera with built-in smart phone, or from a smartphone, which some crazy designer decided to make the least convenient to use? In wybrni?ciu with this dilemma, however, he helped me to Samsung, and more information printed on the package – Galaxy S4 Zoom is “portable photographic” (picture below) .
For me it means and that we more to do with your digital camera with built-in phone, so the next hardware of the Galaxy series camera than a typical smartphone. However, I understand Samsung – the first device named Galaxy Camera has not led to a spectacular commercial success, and the Galaxy S smartphone series – yes. So why not take advantage of the reliable brand in popularizing a new class of products? Another plus for the classification of Samsung SM-C101 to the pool smartphone is able to announce to the world that he finally has a phone with a camera with optical zoom and optical image stabilization, and the like will not find in the competition. If Samsung just wants to let it be – Zoom Test S4 as a classic smartphone.
SM-C101 is a device made carefully, aesthetic and high quality materials. Exceptionally, in his case, I can not even attach to the back of the laxity, as in other models of the line Galaxy S4, because really it is not there.
Back smartphone (photo bottom right) is huge, as the phone size optics with an extra ring to adjust the zoom. On the right side of the lens can be seen as a dual speaker grille protects the smartphone, and to the left of the real xenon flash. The stability of the unit holder at the time of the shooting clearly improves the thickening of the housing shown in the picture on the left.
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Lens SM-C101 provides 10x optical zoom . So it should not surprise anyone that if you turn the shooting mode significantly extends beyond the standard stroke unit (bottom left).
phone Samsung mounted the panel made the AMOLED technology. We do not need to worry about about the contrast of the image and its quality when viewing the screen at an angle (photo bottom right).
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On the right side of the device manufacturer has placed (left in the picture on the bottom left): very convenient to use a two-stage shutter button, volume button and the power button.
On the left side of the smartphone, or looking different – at the bottom of the camera (photo bottom right) are (from left): tripod thread, the flap protecting the slot for memory cards microSD / SDHC / SDXC memory cards (up to 64GB) and bracket for attaching a leash.
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Tripod socket is elegantly sealed small white corks (two images at the bottom from left to right) . When the phone is kept on a very confident, and so are unlikely to have to worry about the fact that the case falls – at least until they start making intensive use of a tripod.
If anyone wonders why smartphone tripod , then I will explain – it is typically useful when shooting with longer exposure times, but in the case of the Galaxy S4 Zoom also has a more general application. Do not be put into set evenly on a flat surface (photo bottom right), for example, to perform holiday pictures with self-timer. It is impossible, because the SM-C101 has rounded all sides. Error designer? Absolutely not – this shape clearly improves comfort Galaxy S4 Zoom as a smartphone. A valuable assistant during the photo tour is so portable mini tripod, or at least a bag of sand.
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The last photo on the upper right side you will see the Galaxy S4 Zoom sizable tab. Its contents will write more now for a moment, and now I’ll be visible at the two holes. First, the larger slot is Micro USB / MHL, a junior, located just above the intake sound into the main microphone smartphone.
Under the flap, which is a bit like the opening of a broken bumper car (photo bottom left) is a slot for a Micro SIM (picture at the bottom in the middle), and the blue latch below the SIM slot is hidden removable battery with a large capacity 2330 mAh (photo bottom right).
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Over screen in the smartphone (photo bottom left) shows two mesh sensors – proximity and ambient lighting, checkered ear speaker and front camera optics with a resolution of 1.9 megapixels.
top smartphone (photo bottom right), the manufacturer has placed (from left): wink emitter / receiver infrared second microphone and headphone minijack format 3.5 millimeters.
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Below the screen there is only one physical Home button. But also accompanied by two touch fields and return calls to the properties (photo bottom right), which are invisible without using a backlight (photo bottom left). In short, samsungowy standard.
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