Samsung Readies 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera Phone for Launch
July 14, 2004
Seoul, Korea - Samsung has unveiled a new digital cellphone that rivals the functionality of some digital cameras.
The SPH-S2300 features a 3.2 megapixel imger, 3X optical zoom, camera flash and TV out connectivity.
Optical Linear Zoom, the manufacturer reports, is an upgrade from the stage-type of nonlinear zoom, allowing users to zoom into subjects at a more precise magnification.
Along with a 4X digital zoom, the S2300 can magnify pictures up to 12 times. It allows users to choose an image size from a maximum of 2,048 x 1,536 to a minimum of 640 x 480 and between an ISO setting of automatic, 100, 200 and 400. White balance can be used automatically or manually and a manual setting allows users to alter settings to accommodate weather and lighting.
Instead of a LED flash, a camera flash, whose brightness can be adjusted, is installed, allowing users to take pictures of subjects that are in darker settings with outputs that are similar to that of a digital camera. The S2300 also has an auto focusing function that allows the user to take pictures where the main image is in focus and the background out of focus to produce pictures that were only possible with manual focus cameras.
Like a high quality digital camera, the S2300 offers camcorder functions and a high quality microphone. Users are able to record images for more than 2 hours and with Samsung's unrivaled TV-out function, they can connect the phone to a TV to view video and images directly through a TV. Users are able to extend the memory capacity with a mini SD card, which can be used as a portable storage device when connected to the PC through a USB cable.
The phone adopts a design that salvages the special features of a digital camera. The front is designed like a digital camera with a zoom lens that projects up to 3 cm out of the device and boasts a hidden antenna (so called "intenna" design). Because menu, zoom, shutter and ok buttons are arranged similar to a digital camera, users are able to operate the S2300 like a digital camera. The rear looks like a mobile phone with a slide-down panel that contains keys for functions, such as menu, send and ok, and covers two rows of dial buttons.
The S2300 is currently being tested and with the carrier's approval, Samsung plans to start selling the S2300 in the Korean market this summer.
For more information, visit
www.samsung.com
# # #
For a listing of all the Industry News Stories...
Click Here |
