Samsung Digimax A50

The Samsung Digimax A50 5-megapixel digital camera features a 3x optical zoom SHD lens. In addition to its optical zoom, the A50 also provides a 5x digital zoom, achieving a total zoom of 15x when used together. The camera also provides a 10x zoom during playback, which allows shooters to check the detail of their images. The Samsung Digimax A50 is equipped with a large 2.5-inch 200k pixel high-resolution LCD, that offers the best image quality for shooting and reviewing pictures.

Can become an advanced user
Pressing the shutter of a digital camera is not all of taking pictures or creating perfect images. The fact is applied to all digital cameras from professional users’ to beginners’. According to light conditions, a flash should be used. According to your desired outcome, the shutter and aperture should be controlled. Thus, different pictures are taken in the same place with the use of flash, shutter, or aperture. For handling this problem, general digital cameras for beginners provide Scene modes. Basic information on each shooting situation is saved in the Samsung Digimax A50 and is applied when taking pictures. You can set a shooting mode very easily by using a button. The Digimax A50 provides 10 Scene modes (Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach and Snow) so that everyone can take pictures in various ways like professional users.

Dark or bright
In PROG mode, you can change the brightness of an image depending on the situation. Through the exposure compensation function, you can shoot images with different brightness as you want or under specific exposure conditions such as backlight, thus obtaining clearer images.

Autoexposure bracketing function
Frequent users of digital cameras may know the AEB function. The Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) function is suitable for situations when optimal exposure is difficult to achieve. You can take a picture with normal exposure, darker picture, and brighter picture, simultaneously. Under the situation where shooting is difficult with normal exposure settings, you can take pictures by selecting the brightness of an image through this function.

Various special effects making shooting more fun
The Samsung Digimax A50 provides special effects beyond typical shooting methods so that you can spend more exciting time shooting and viewing images. The special effects include color Effect and Photo Frame. Through the color Effect function, you can express images in black and white, sepia, blue, red, green, or film color. Through the Photo Frame function, you can add frame-like borders (this camera supports 9 types of frames) to a still image. Thus, you can have more fun viewing and shooting images.

Natural looking colors
The Samsung Digimax A50 provides White Balance functions (Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten, and Custom) so that you can achieve more natural-looking color reproduction under any light conditions. Additionally, RGB enables you to control colors in any way you want.

Sharp and clear movies in VGA
For clearer sharper movies, the Samsung Digimax A50 uses a high compression, high quality movie clip format, and movie clips are supported in VGA (640 x 480) at 30 frames per second. With VGA (640 x 480), you can play a movie clip on your TV without any image quality degradation, and enjoy it on a large screen of a computer, whose size is twice as large as the existing screen. Because this digital camera supports up to 30 frames per second, you can view a smooth movie with natural looking colors. You can record voice and movies for as long as the available recording time in the memory allows. In addition, you can extract desired frames from the recorded movie. The above features make this digital camera a perfect substitute for a camcorder.

Exciting movie shooting function
In terms of existing movie recording functions, users have difficulty editing recorded movies. The Samsung Digimax A50 implements part of editing functions of a computer and the successive recording function developed through Samsung’s own technology that enables you to temporarily stop during unwanted scenes and resume recording the movie. Using this function, you can record your favorite scenes into a movie clip without having to create multiple movie clips. Those implementations enable users to use recording movie functions easily and conveniently.

No more camera shake
The Samsung Digimax A50 provides a camera shake prevention function to avoid camera shake during movie recording. This function detects camera shake automatically and traces the target subject when recording a movie. With the movie function making this digital camera a perfect substitute for a small digital camcorder, the Samsung Digimax A50 is very useful for taking pictures of family events or your normal life.

Movie editing without a computer
The Samsung Digimax A50 implements part of the editing function only available in a computer. You can select and cut the desired part from the recorded movie and save it by creating a new file so that you can use this camera more conveniently when editing a movie clip. You may want to save desired scenes while recording a movie with a digital camera. The Samsung Digimax A50 reflects the requirement so that you can capture a scene from the movie clip. When you don’t take pictures while recording a movie, you can extract desired frames from the recorded movie.

Small pocket-sized body with stable grip
Various and complex digital camera functions make regular users who are not familiar with various camera functions uncomfortable when using a camera. The Samsung Digimax A50 provides convenient function and setting buttons that can be used simply and easily with just one hand. In addition, this small pocket sized body enables you to firmly grip the digital camera. Thus, you can easily operate camera buttons in any situation.

Vivid images with large 2.5-inch TFT LCD
The Samsung Digimax A50 improves the Graphic User Interface, and all menus are written using Korean letters to select menus easily and quickly. The arrangement of buttons, such as the Mode dial for selecting a shooting mode and the 5-function button for selecting functions, is user-friendly so that you can operate them easily. In addition, the 256 color menu setting screen satisfies you visually. The interface has been enhanced, focusing on very easy access to the operating buttons and frequently-used functions so that you can use a variety of digital camera functions easily and quickly. You can also employ the exposure compensation, white balance, and ISO functions by using the operation button on the back of this camera

Built-in memory
The Samsung Digimax A50 provides a built-in 11 MB memory so that you can take and save pictures without a memory card. In addition, this camera provides the Copy to Copy function that enables you to send images saved in an internal memory to an external memory. Thus, you will not be embarrassed if you do not have a memory card for the digital camera while taking pictures during travel or family events.

Image edit function
Editing is the most important function of a digital camera. You can correct or modify an image by running an editing program, but it is expensive and takes a long time to learn how to use and become familiar with it. So, for the sake of user convenience, this function is incorporated into the Samsung Digimax A50. The function enables a slide show of pictures taken, resolution changes, a trimming function, image rotation, and picture protection so that you can use the camera more conveniently. In addition, the function enables you to check information about the picture immediately.

Myset function
This function is very convenient if you frequently change shooting settings such as resolution, image quality, sensitivity, and white balance, according to the situation. After setting shooting values, use this function. You can use the saved information without a separate operation. Save shooting values as Myset 1, 2, and 3 and use the function conveniently depending on the situation.

Double self-timer function
This function is very useful when you take self-portraits or group pictures. Typically, one of the inconvenient points of the existing Self-Timer function is that when you do not want an image taken, you should set 10 seconds, arrange and set people again. However, you can solve this problem with the Samsung Digimax A50 through the double self-timer function provided. A picture will be taken after about 10 sec. and 2 sec. later a second picture will be taken. Thus, even if you do not take a desired image, you can conveniently obtain a desired image in the second shooting.

PictBridge (Direct Printing System)
You can use a USB cable to connect the Samsung Digimax A50 to a printer without a PC, and select paper types and sizes supported by the printer from a menu in the camera. Through the camera’s LCD, you can check the printer’s progress status. PictBridge is completely compatible with DPOF so that you can also use the existing output format (DPOF) according to the printer type.

Voice recording and voice memo
The Samsung Digimax A50 can be used as a digital voice recorder, and you can record voice for up to one hour. Additionally, you can add your voiceover to a stored still image for up to 10 seconds. Therefore you can use your digital camera in a variety of different ways.

What’s in the Box:
Samsung Digimax A50 Digital camera, user manual, product warranty, camera strap, software CD, USB cable, two AA batteries.

Samsung Digimax A50 Features

• 5.0-megapixel sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
• 3x optical zoom, 5x digital zoom; 2.5-inch LCD screen
• MPEG4 30-frame-per-second VGA movie recording with image stabilizer
• Store images on 11 MB internal flash memory or use SD/MMC memory card slot
• Transfers photos via USB; compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems; powered by two AA-sized batteries

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