Samsung HZ10W (WB500 in Europe)

The extremely stylish optical 10x zoom lens, 10 mega pixel digital camera boasts a host of features to make it easier than ever to take high-quality photos.

10.2 Megapixels

High picture quality is obtained by employing an 10.2 mega pixel 1/2.33" high resolution CCD sensor. Clear picture quality can be achieved even for images larger than A2. A robust mounted image processor allows for rich gradation, fast and high quality picture processing.

Smart Album

With a 4GB SD card, your camera can store up to 2,000 7-megabyte photos—that's a lot to keep track of! But with the Smart Album function sorting and organizing your photos is easy: it allows you to sort your photos by time, content, color, or theme. Smart Album lets you get straight to the best or sort through the rest.

The World's First 24mm Ultra Wide, Optical 10X Zoom

Whether you're indoors or out, snapping a landscape or friends around a table, the amazing 24mm ultra wide angle lens gives you a wider shooting range from a shorter distance and more flexibility. Now you have the ability to capture images of beautiful landscapes and entire buildings from a very short distance—not something you can do with a standard 35mm. The 24mm ultra wide angle lens and the 10x optical zoom is a perfect marriage of advanced versatility with the convenience of a stylish, compact camera.

Frame Guide

Imagine be able to compose a photo even before it's even shot. The world's first Frame Guide feature on the WB500 has turned that into reality. The Frame Guide feature allows you easily set up the composition of the shot so it can be used as a guide for the photographer. Simply hand off the camera and you'll never have to be missing from another photo. Now your vacation pictures will come out exactly the way you envisioned them.

Dual Image Stabilization

Blurry images can be caused by many factors, such as hand shaking, zooming or insufficient light. Dual Image Stabilization eliminates the blur caused by camera shake and delivers clear, crisp images every time—even under difficult lighting situations. Integrating the best lens shifting mechanisms of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) with the sophisticated algorithms of Digital Image Stabilization (DIS), Dual Image Stabilization—another superior Samsung innovation—corrects even the tiniest of shakes.

High Sensitivity ISO 3200

With a true ISO 3200 setting, your Samsung camera can effectively minimize noise for crystal clear images. The super speed sensitive ISO 3200 feature give you the ability to take amazingly detailed photos--even under low light conditions. Plus, ISO 3200 lets you take perfectly focused photos of fast-moving images, like during a sporting event.

Compact High Zoom

See how the unbelievably compact WB500 hides a 24mm ultra wide 10x optical zoom lens in its thin design. This amazingly versatile lens is perfect for shooting indoors, landscapes and group portraits. The powerful 10x optical zoom brings the action to you so there's no need to move around. While the ultra wide angle lens enables you to get everything you want in the shot.

Perfect Portrait System

With our unique Perfect Portrait system, imperfect photos are a thing of the past. For example, the Beauty Shot feature is like having your own make-up artist—right in your camera. It automatically identifies imperfections such as blemishes and dark circles on the face, and retouches them so that faces appear brighter and smooth. And with different level settings, you can control the amount of retouching that takes place—it's that simple! Plus, the ultra-intelligent Smile and Blink detection technologies will never let you ruin another picture-perfect moment again by detecting when the subjects' eyes are open and their smiles are at their peak.

High Definition Movie Recording

With the ability to record HD movies with your Samsung camera, you can enjoy HD-quality movies of 720p resolution at 30ftps. The Latest H.264 compression format enables more than doubled efficiency compared to the previous format which surpasses the capabilities of a digital camcorder. So say goodbye to your video camera and transform your living room into a personal movie theater!

Photo Style Selector

Taking a simple snapshot, framing an artful pose, or doing something different have never been easier. You can select from a wide variety of optimized advanced photo effects and know exactly what you're getting with a suite of preview images to show you the results before you take your shot.

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Image Sensor	Type	1/2.33″ (1.09cm) CCD
	Effective Pixel	Approx. 10.2 Mega-pixels
	Total Pixel	Approx. 10.3 Mega-pixels
Lens	Focal Length	Schneider Lens f = 4.2 ~ 42.0mm (35mm film equivalent : 24~240 mm)
	F No.	F3.3(W) ~ F5.8(T)
	Digital Zoom	Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X Play mode : 1.0X ~ 11.4X (depends on image size)
Image Stabilization	Image Stabilization	Dual IS (OIS + DIS) * OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), DIS (Digital Image Stabilization)
Display	Type	TFT LCD
	Feature	2.7" (6.9cm) QVGA (230,000 pixel)
Viewfinder	Viewfinder	N/A
Focusing	Type	TTL auto focus (Center AF, Multi AF, Selection AF, Manual Focus, Face Detection AF)
	Range	Normal : 50cm ~ infinity (Wide), 2m ~ infinity (Tele) Macro : 5cm ~ 50cm (Wide), 1m~2m (Tele) Auto Macro : 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 1m ~ Infinity (Tele) Manual : 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 1m ~ Infinity (Tele)
Shutter Speed	Shutter Speed	Auto : 1/8 ~ 1/1,500 sec.  Program : 1 ~ 1/1,500 sec. Manual Mode : 16 ~ 1/1,500 sec.  Night : 8 ~ 1/1,500 sec. Fireworks : 4 sec.
Exposure	Control	Program AE or Manual Exposure
	Metering	Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Detection AE
	Compensation	±2EV (1/3EV steps)
	ISO Equivalent	Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200(Up to 3M Size)
Flash	Modes	Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix
	Range	Wide : 0.3m ~ 4.7m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 2.7m (ISO AUTO) Flash Amount Compensation : ±1EV (1/2 steps)
	Recharging Time	Approx. 5 sec.
Sharpness	Sharpness	Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+
White Balance	White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom
Still Image	Shooting	Auto, Program, Manual, Dual IS, Beauty Shot, Night, Scene Scene : Frame Guide, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Food, Cafe Continuous: Single, Continuous, HS Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture Self-timer : 10 sec., 2 sec., Double, Motion Timer, Remote Controller(SRC-A5)
	Effect	Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic Color Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative Image Adjust : Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation (5 steps)
	Edit	Image Edit : Resize, Rotate, Trimming Color Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative, Custom Image Adjust :ACB, Red Eye Fix, Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Add Noise
Image Play	Image Play	Single image, Thumbnails, Multi Slide show, Smart Album * Slide show : Slide show with Effect & Music
Voice Recording	Voice Recording	Voice Recording (max. 10 hours) Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.) Stereo Recording
Date Imprinting	Date Imprinting	Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable)
Movie Clip	Recording	Size : 1280x720(30fps & 15fps) High Quality, 1280x720(30fps & 15fps) Standard Quality, 640x480(30fps & 15fps) , 320x240 (60fps & 30fps & 15fps) Optical Zoom : 1280X720 HQ & SQ - 10X Optical Zoom(24.0 ~ 240 mm) with sound recording 640X480, 320X240 : 6.7X Optical Zoom(36.0 ~ 240 mm) with sound recording Max Recording time : 29min
	Effect	Color : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Negative Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic
	Edit	Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Storage	Media	Internal Memory : About 30MB External Memory(Optional) : MMCplus(up to 2GB guaranteed 4bit 20MHz) SD (up to 4GB guaranteed) SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed) * Internal memory capacity is subject to change without prior notice.
	File Format	Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 Movie Clip :MP4 (H.264(MPEG4.AVC)) Audio : WAV
	Image Size	10M :3648 X 2736 pixels 9MP : 3648 X 2432 pixels 7MW : 3648 X 2056 pixels 7M : 3072 X 2304 pixels 5M : 2592x1944 pixels 3M : 2048x1536 pixels 1M : 1024x768 pixels
Interface	Digital output connector	USB 2.0
	Audio	Microphone : Stereo Internal Speaker : Mono
	Video Out	AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
	DC power input	4.2V
	Cradle	N/A
Power Source	Power Source	Rechargeable battery : SLB-10A (1,050mAh) Adaptor : SAC-47, SUC-C5 Connector Type : 20pin * Included battery may vary depending on sales region.
Physical Specification	Dimensions (WxHxD)	105 x 61.4 x 36.5 mm
	Weight	219g (without battery and card)
	Operating Temperature	0 ~ 40°C
	Operating Humidity	5 ~ 85%
Software	Software	Samsung Master, Quick Time Player 7.5, Adobe Reader
Special Features	Special Features	Ultra Wide 24mm 10X 10M Compact High Zoom World Famous Schneider Zoom Lens Dual IS (OIS + DIS) Photo Style Selector High Quality HD Movie - 720P Resolution (30fps) - High compresstion H.264 Codec - Stereo Microphone Smart Album Frame Guide Perfect Portrait Technology - Face Detection, Smile Shutter, Blink Detection, Self Shot, Beauty Shot
System Requirement	For Windows	PC with processor better than PentiumⅢ 500MHz (PentiumⅢ 800MHz recommended) Windows 2000/XP/Vista 250MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1GB recommend) Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 512MB recommended) USB port CD-ROM drive 1024×768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor (24-bit color display recommended) Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later
	For Macintosh	Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10.3 or higher Minimum 256MB RAM 110MB of available hard-disk space USB port CD-ROM drive
System requirements for 720P H.264 Movie	For Windows	Intel Pentium 4, 3.2GHz or higher / AMD Athlin 64FX, 2.6GHz or higher Windows XP service pack2/Vista Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB and above recommended) 64MB or greater video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher recommended)
	For Macintosh	1.8GHz Power Mac G5 or 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster Macintosh computer At least 256MB of RAM 64MB or greater video card

* Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
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