sexta-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2011

Samsung WB210: compact model with advanced features



In addition to betting on the market of smartphones and tablets, Samsung is also investing heavily in the camera market. Besides the success of the line micro four-Thirds NX, she also wants to break the compact, and makes a good model after another, many with a touch screen or wireless connection. The WB210 is in the middle term, we'll check.
Design

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

This line of Samsung usually has a good feel and nice weight. The 195 grams give safety and ease of use. The body is black matte plastic. The lens takes good front in black metal with details in silver metal, with the inscriptions on the lens. In front are also the Samsung logo, flash and backlight.

On top is the speaker, microphone, power button, shutter release button, preview photos and zoom control. On the left side is the connection to the computer and HDMI. At the bottom are the default entry for tripods, feet and the lid covering the entrance to the battery and memory card. Behind is only one button, the menu / home. The large 3.5-inch screen is touch and widescreen. Through it you can configure almost all camera functions.

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

It can be seen immediately on the camera body care with the design of the Samsung. The bottom is slightly sloping, facilitating photos taken in the table. A small detail, thought to the user, who just providing better pictures. The top is also tilted in order to facilitate the footprint and access to the camera shutter button.

Usability

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

The highlight of the WB210 is the usability of the touch screen that takes care of the back. A resistive TFT LCD of 3.5 inches. It is resistive means you need to press your finger on the screen to complete the actions of the camera, and that means sometimes you have to repeatedly press the screen to turn off the flash or other commands.

In the box there is a plastic stylus to interact with the camera, but it is much more practical to use your fingers. Apart from these sporadic problems, it's great to interact with the screen. Instead of having to mess around with menus and more menus, hidden in pads and physical buttons, this camera comes to almost everything with a few touches, everything from the main menu, accessed by the button next to the home screen.

Because almost all controlled by touch, Samsung has put the icons in the main good size for your fingers. Menu choices are through selection wheel, ok with large buttons, back or cancel.

All virtual buttons are relatively comfortable to the touch, and many of them have the function to help, explaining all the commands the user selected. With one touch you can also take pictures without the help of the shutter button, even choosing the focus where it belongs.

Quality photos and videos

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

The WB line of Samsung is known for taking wide angle lenses. The model Samsung WB210. A wide angle lens with Schneider-Kreuznach 4.0 ~ 48.0mm, f = 3.5mm - 35mm film equivalent: 24mm ~ 288mm, 21mm) CCD 1 / 2.3 "(approx. 7.76mm).

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

Another feature that makes it to produce good images is the image stabilization technology through the optical sensor. Tiny sensors that are moving to set aside the shaking movements, even in pictures with low exposure. There are strong movements proof, nor prevent blurred photos in low light damaged, but it helps beginners and people who shake your hand too.

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

The photos have good contrast and colors. Under low light conditions, the automatic choice of scene bursts forth a little, but let the smallest possible grain in low light. She takes pictures relatively quickly, but the zoom it is a little slow, and you may at a special time to lose because of it.

It makes recording simple videos in HD (720p) at 30 frames per second in H.264 format. The video quality is nice, but requires good light to work well. There is nothing wonderful, but hold up well. The HDMI connection allows you to view your videos on a TV or HD monitor.

Resources

The Magic Frame feature creates images with frames as wall art, Old Movie, Magazine, Classic TV, among others. 2.0 The Smart Auto analyzes key elements of the scene and automatically sets the ideal scene. We also found face recognition and smile, and automatically adjusts focus and exposure for up to 20 faces that you choose to take photos or more.

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

With the lens wide you can take wide-angle, and how to arrange the program allows white balance, ISO, focus area, Face Detection, quality, measurement, some color adjustments and smart filters, such as tilt shift, vignetting , old film, fisheye, among many others. This program mode is a bit misleading, as it is not possible aperture, diaphragm, etc..

Among the extra features is a very simple video editor, so to take a photo with a touch screen, highlight the object, beauty shot, presenting an overview and a guide embedded.

Also you can connect the Samsung WB210 at its high-definition TV and view photos and videos directly there. The camera comes with the HDMI connection, but unfortunately there is no cable for this box.

For photos the battery lasts more than 500 photos, but there comes an hour of video. And internal storage is small, the Samsung sends along a 2GB microSD card. This is the same card used by mobile phones, and will disrupt some readers who use a lot of computer, designed for SD cards.

What's in the box

Samsung WB210 (Foto: Stella Dauer)

The box is minimalist. Inside we find the camera, battery, 2GB microSD card, USB cable, protective rope, marker pen to interact with the screen, CD with software for Windows, quick guide and a manual. No cable or HDMI audio and video.

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