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Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

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When Samsung first introduced their Galaxy Camera back in 2012, it was a huge hit and was easily considered the perfect Instagram device at that time. This week at CES here in Las Vegas, Samsung ntroduced the second-generation Galaxy Camera.


The refresh of the Galaxy Camera 2 isn’t that apparent from the exterior — the new one is slightly bigger in size but lighter in weight. Same sensor and optics, including the 21x optical zoom.

What Samsung upgraded are some key hardware features, like a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB on internal storage and bigger battery capacity at 2,000mAh. There’s also the update to Android 4.3 Jellybean. Oh, and there’s NFC now.

There were some cosmetic changes as well but very subtle like additional of silver trimmings and panel, a textured finish (giving it a faux leather look) and a much less plasticky look.

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 (EK-GC200) specs:
16MP BSI CMOS sensor
Sensor size: 6.17 x 4.55mm (1/2.3-inch)
1.6GHz quad-core processor
2GB RAM
8GB internal storage
ISO Range: 100 – 3200
Optical Zoom: 21x
Focal Length equiv.: 23 – 481mm
Built-in Xenon flash
4.8” S-LCD, 1280×720 @306ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Full HD video recording @30fps
Slow-Motion video, 512p @120fps
LTE (Optional)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
MPEG-4 or H.264 video format
SD/ SDHC/SDXC
GPS w/ A-GPS and GLONASS support
2000mAh Li-Ion battery
Android Jellybean 4.3
132.5 x 71.2 x 19.3 mm (dimensions)
283 grams (weight)

The Galaxy Camera 2 is expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2014 and should be priced in the same range as the original model (a little under Php20k).

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Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

When Samsung first introduced their Galaxy Camera back in 2012, it was a huge hit and was easily considered the perfect Instagram device at that time. This week at CES here in Las Vegas, Samsung ntroduced the second-generation Galaxy Camera.

The refresh of the Galaxy Camera 2 isn’t that apparent from the exterior — the new one is slightly bigger in size but lighter in weight. Same sensor and optics, including the 21x optical zoom.

What Samsung upgraded are some key hardware features, like a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB on internal storage and bigger battery capacity at 2,000mAh. There’s also the update to Android 4.3 Jellybean. Oh, and there’s NFC now.

There were some cosmetic changes as well but very subtle like additional of silver trimmings and panel, a textured finish (giving it a faux leather look) and a much less plasticky look. It feels smooth and nice, adds better grip on the camera as well as giving it a more premium look.

The TouchWiz UI is still the same as before although we noticed the unit is more responsive and fluid now. We also tried the camera with a few sample shots but had a hard time since the booth around us was poorly lit.

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 (EK-GC200) specs:
16MP BSI CMOS sensor
Sensor size: 6.17 x 4.55mm (1/2.3-inch)
1.6GHz quad-core processor
2GB RAM
8GB internal storage
ISO Range: 100 – 3200
Optical Zoom: 21x
Focal Length equiv.: 23 – 481mm
Built-in Xenon flash
4.8” S-LCD, 1280×720 @306ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Full HD video recording @30fps
Slow-Motion video, 512p @120fps
LTE (Optional)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
MPEG-4 or H.264 video format
SD/ SDHC/SDXC
GPS w/ A-GPS and GLONASS support
2,000mAh Li-Ion battery
Android Jellybean 4.3
132.5 x 71.2 x 19.3 mm (dimensions)
283 grams (weight)

We think the upgrades are still incremental and didn’t focus on the camera side but more on the hardware configuration that runs Android. As such, we can’t really say that it’s worth to upgrade to this new model if you’re coming from the old one.

The Galaxy Camera 2 is expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2014 and should be priced in the same range as the original model (a little under Php20k).

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Samsung Galaxy NX leaks ahead of launch

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Well folks, it seems that Samsung was just warming up when they unveiled the Galaxy S4 Zoom last week. According to reports, the South Korean firm has another ace up its sleeve – the Galaxy NX, an Android-powered mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.

The news about the Galaxy NX broke during a press conference held last week, where Jong-Kyun Shin, CEO of Samsung Electronics confirmed that the company is planning to unveil a successor to the first-gen Galaxy Camera which he dubbed as Galaxy Camera 2.

“Samsung will release our latest mirrorless camera that runs on Google’s Android software,”

-Jong-Kyun Shin, CEO Samsung Mobile

Just hours after the said conference, leaked images of the alleged GalCam 2 aka Galaxy NX have surfaced on the web, giving us a preview of what to expect from the design standpoint. Based on the images, the Galaxy NX sports a dSLR-like body complete with a handy grip, built-in EVF and what seems like a shooting mode knob at the top.

samsung galaxy nx

Instead of buttons and knobs typically found on the back of an enthusiast-grade camera, the Galaxy NX sports a sizeable 4.8-inch touchscreen display which will play host to Android Jelly bean (version 4.2.2). The camera is speculated to have a 20.3MP APS-C sensor capable of recording 1080p videos and ISO range that can go up to 25600.

Running the show under its hood is the tandem of Exynos 4 processor and 2GB of RAM. It can hold up to 16GB worth of data on its internal storage, but it wasn’t stated whether users can expand through an SD card.

Of course, as part of the NX lineup, the Galaxy NX can be outfitted with any of the Samsung lenses currently in production. There’s a big possibility that this rumored camera will be offered with an 18-55mm kit lens, but there’s no confirmation of that at the time of writing.

There’s also no word yet about its pricing and availability as of this time. What we do know is that the Samsung Galaxy NX is set to make its official debut this week, along with the SGS4 and new ATIV PCs.

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