Samsung ST550 User Manual

Basic functions 25
Taking photos
Zooming
You can shoot close-up photos by adjusting the zoom. Your
camera has a 4.6X optical zoom and 5X digital zoom. By using
both, you can zoom in up to 23 times.
Push [Zoom] right to zoom in on your subject. Push [Zoom] left
to zoom out.
Zoom inZoom out
Zoom ratio
The zoom ratio available for videos differs.
Digital zoom
If the zoom indicator is in the digital range, your camera is using
the digital zoom. The picture quality may deteriorate when you
use the digital zoom.
Optical range
Zoom indicator
Digital range
The digital zoom is not available when using t S , d , s (in some
scenes), and v modes and when used with Face Detection.
It may take longer to save a photo when using the digital zoom.t

Samsung ST550 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.4 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.33 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	1024 x 768, 1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1536, 2560 x 1920, 3264 x 2448, 3840 x 2160, 3984 x 2656
Digital zoom	5 x
Optical zoom	4.6 x
Focal length range	4.9 - 22.5 mm
Digital SLR	No
Minimum RAM	512 MB
Minimum processor	Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athelon 64FX
Power supply type	AC
Aperture range (F-F)	3.5 - 5.9
Camera shutter speed	1/8 - 1/1.200 s
Effective sensor resolution	12.2 pixels
Minimum system requirements	USB CD-ROM
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/Vista/2000 Mac X 10.3 +
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	27 - 124.2 mm
Focus	TTL
Focus adjustment	Auto
Normal focusing range	0.8 m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Centre weighted Auto Focus
Super Macro focusing range	0.03 - 0.08 m
Macro focusing range (tele)	0.5 - 0.8 m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.05 - 0.8 m
Normal focusing range (wide)	0.8 - ∞ m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Flash modes	auto, fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	0.5 - 2 m
Flash range (wide)	0.2 - 3.4 m
Flash recharging time	4 s
Internal memory	100 MB
Compatible memory cards	sdhc
Maximum memory card size	8 GB
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Video formats supported	MP4
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Display diagonal	3.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	1152000 pixels
Product color	Orange
Scene modes	Backlight, beach, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, self-portrait, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	resizing, rotating, trimming
Photo effects	Mosaic, Negative film, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent
Camera playback	movie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Battery type	SLB-07A
Power requirements	4.2 V
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85 %
USB version	2.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	18.6 mm
Width	99.8 mm
Height	59.8 mm
Weight	165 g