Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Camera late August at the IFA(Berlin, Germany). The Galaxy Camera is not just a normal camera, it runs Android operating system and has a sim card slot with 3G connectivity.
In addition to its mobile internet connection, the Samsung Galaxy Camera features a 16-megapixel sensor, 21x optical zoom lens (23-483mm) and both automatic and manual photographic settings.
Best of all, the Galaxy Camera is the first of its kind to let people share photos directly to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram via WiFi and mobile networks.
The device or “Camera, Reborn” as Samsung calls it, is commercially available in countries like UK, Australia and will soon be available in other parts of the world. While Canadians will only get it on December 7, the Malaysia media-launch for the Samsung Galaxy Camera is scheduled for tomorrow.
It is still hours away from the media launch but we don’t want you to wait any longer for the details. We want to reveal to you, our loyal readers, the availability and pricing of the Samsung Galaxy Camera in Malaysia.
The Samsung Galaxy Camera will have a recommended retail price of RM1899 in Malaysia. It will be available commercially via Samsung partners, including the mobile operators and camera outlets starting 29 November 2012.
We’ve learned that Maxis is very keen to offer the Samsung Galaxy Camera and they are working on a special broadband/mobile internet packages for the device. As you may already know, you cannot make calls on the Galaxy Camera.
We know Celcom is very much interested to offer the Galaxy Camera as well but at the point of time, we are not sure if they would offer it at launch. As for DiGi and U Mobile, we have got no idea if they intend to offer the new camera device.
For those who are expecting “contract plans” from Maxis(and possibly the other Telcos) with cheaper pricing of the Galaxy Camera, we are sorry to tell you that it may not happen. Apparently, selling cameras is not part of the Telco’s business model so they have decided not to subsidise it. Perhaps this may change in the future.
Samsung GALAXY Camera specifications:
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Image Sensor |
16.3 effective megapixel 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS |
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Lens |
21x Optical Zoom Lens, 23 mm Wide Angle, F2.8(W) ~ 5.9(T) |
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IS |
OIS |
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Display |
121.2 mm (4.8″), 308 ppi, HD Super Clear Touch Display |
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ISO |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
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Network |
4G, 3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
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Processor |
1.4GHz Quad-Core processor |
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OS |
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
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Memory |
8GB + memory slot : micro SDSC, micro SDHC, micro SDXC |
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Image |
JPEG format 16M, 14M, 12M Wide, 10M, 5M, 3M, 2M Wide, 1M |
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Video |
MP4 (Video: MPEG4, AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC) Full HD 1920×1080 30fps Slow motion Video 768 x 512 (WVGA) 120fps |
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Video Output |
HDMI 1.4 |
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Value-added Features |
Smart Mode : 15 modes (Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Landscape, Macro, Action freeze, Rich tone, Panorama, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Night, Fireworks, Light trace |
| Share shot, Auto Upload | |
| Smart Content Manager, Photo Wizard, Paper Artist, Video Editor | |
| Voice Control, Slow Motion Video, S Planner, S Suggest | |
| AllShare Play, Drop box Family Story (Downloadable via Samsung Apps) |
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Google™ Mobile Services |
Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Local, Google Navigation, Google Chrome browser, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies |
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GPS |
A-GPS, GLONASS |
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Connectivity |
WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40 GPS/GLONASS Bluetooth 4.0 |
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Battery |
1,650 mAh |
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Dimension (WxHxD) |
128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm |
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Weight |
300g |
In the mean time while we wait for the official announcement from Samsung Malaysia, check out the infographic below(click the image for better view):
