Design and Controls
Key Specification
- 16.3MP backlight-illuminated CMOS sensor
- 21x zoom with 23-481mm equivalent focal length
- F2.8-5.9 maximum aperture
- ISO 100-3200
- Continuous shooting and bracketing
- 1080p 30 fps video capture, 120 fps slow-motion mode
- 4.8", 308ppi HD Super Clear LCD, 1280x720 pixels
- Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' operating system
- 1.4 GHz Quad-core processor
- Wi-Fi and 3G or 4G connectivity
- PASM modes
- 15 'Smart' shooting modes including continuous, HDR and panorama modes
- Optical Image Stabilization
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| The shutter button/zoom rocker and power button on the top plate and flash button on the side are the only external controls on the Galaxy Camera. | The device draws its powers from a smaller battery than used in the Galaxy S3 smartphone. In the battery compartment you'll also find the SIM and Micro-SD card slots and a Mini-HDMI connector. |
21x zoom lens
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23mm equivalent wideangle |
483mm maximum telephoto setting |
Panorama mode
The Galaxy Camera's camera app also includes a Panorama Smart Mode which works in a very similar way to the panorama modes we have seen on many compact cameras before.
Once you've set the app to Panorama mode and press the shutter button you can pan the camera in any direction and hold it vertically or horizontally to create a panorama picture. As you are panning, the app draws a frame around the area captured in the last image which allows you to align your framing with the next shot pretty easily.
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| With static scenes the panorama stitching works reasonably well but the app sometimes struggles with blending exposures as visible in the sky in the sample above. |
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| In scenes with moving subjects, such as the spectators at this game, the stitching algorithm gets confused, resulting in stitching errors and ghosting effects. |
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| At apprixmately 6000 x 600 pixels the horizontal panorama's image size and detail aren't at all that impressive. |
