Samsung Galaxy Camera with Android Jelly Bean v4.2 OS, 16.3MP CMOS with 21x Optical Zoom and 4.8" Touch Screen LCD (WiFi - Cobalt Black)

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I have reviewed a significant number of products , plus my current cameras that I have enjoyed. This camera really presents unbelievable options for "point-and - shoot". It also gives individuals the opportunity who like to manually adjust the functions of the camera. Its telescopic lens is very powerful and makes distance shooting a real pleasure. Picture quality is excellent. I have no negatives but all positives. Here are some of the features that I really like: 1. Great Telescopic lens 2. The camera offers 3 modes. "Automatic", which is a simple point and shoot with the camera adjusting accordingly. "Expert", The feature allows you to do all the manual adjustments that you prefer. In using your adjustments, the camera even prompts you on the results expected to achieve with your adjustments. The graphics for adjusting your lens , a truly sensational. Any person can feel really comfortable using the "Expert" mode. This mode is really great for professional or advanced type of photographers. "Smart " Mode. This is my favorite. There are 38 different scenarios. Some of these are , Sunset Pictures, Low Light Room, Snow Pictures, Portrait Pictures, which really enhance faces. I am not a photographer but enjoy cameras. I decided to take a sunset picture and set the camera in that mode. Unbelievable results. It was as simple as point and shoot. The camera will self adjust to the scenario and come up with a fantastic result. The "Panoramic Scenario" is super. If you take a picture of the horizon. You pan the camera across , taking 3 individual shots. Because the camera is GPS noted. It makes sure that each separate shot lines up with the previous pan shot. Again on my first try. I took some great panoramic pictures. On this type of shot, a tripod is easier to use. As mentioned above. 38 different preprogramed settings for your picture desire. I am now proud to show some of my pictures to my friends. 3. WiFi Feature. This is truly a benefit. As I will explain later you can use your camera as a Tab, Galexy, I-Pad. To continue. The Wifi Features allows you to send your picture to your computer. Or send, the picture by email or messaging to your friends, directly from the camera. I enjoy editing and do the like doing the work on my I Mac. When I come come, I just turn on the camera and and through Wifi send the picture to my Mac. This transfer is accomplished by a program called "Kies" , and is part of the cameras software package. The set up with your computer should be very easy. 4. Communications feature. This is a great feature. When you go shooting scenes , you will not need additional devices to communicate. E-mails, Messaging, Chatting, maps and location, GPS driving instructions, Web surfing, can all be done by the camera. That is what I call a real convenience. About the only down side is: this is not a phone. But, it has all the features for a camera including Tab, Galaxy, iPad , type of activities. 5. I had considered, getting a camera with attachable lenses. For my purposes, I am glad I got this. The variables a great and I dont have to fiddle with lens attachments . 6. The camera is a little bigger than your standard Point-and-Shoot camera but can fit into your pocket. The screen display is very easy to read. The software of the camera is really friendly and easy to work with. I chose the White color and get a lot of compliments on the aesthetic (design ) of the camera. It easily fits into your hand . 7. In addition, If you wish to edit your picture on the camera. The camera has a great software to really enhance the picture. Because of the great screen display, the editing is easy to do. This camera, I also believe is a good choice for a professional type of photographer. I really believe that , Samsung has perfected a "top of the Line" point and shoot type of camera. I am very, very , pleased; and feel that this is a-- "Must Have",-- for everyone.

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I bought this camera because I was going to my favorite football teams game in a city half the country away. It was probably a once in a decade trip, and I wanted to record every moment. The night time feature was amazing as I took pictures of the downtown skyline, and all the different old neighborhoods, but it was during the game when it excelled! The slow motion recording was just like a TV replay, and the action feature was cool too. You could make some really cool GIF files and have a little moving out of that too. I am not a professional photographer, and wouldnt know a F stop from shutter speed, but with this camera I dont need to. Whats really cool though is when you select one of the "macros" it tells you what the settings are, so I suppose I could learn if I wanted to, but I would rather just take awesome pictures!

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If you are like me, you absolutely love your Galaxy S3 or Galaxy S4. But you may have also been on the fence on whether or not to purchase this Camera. Well Im here to tell you that the Samsung Galaxy Camera has surprised me and I would purchase a second one so both me and my wife could have one if it werent for the price point. Pictures: The pictures are excellent. Ive had a lot of point and shoot cameras and a lot of semi-professional cameras and lenses. This takes better photos then any point and shoot camera Ive ever had. It may have to do with the lens being optical, or how the software chooses which auto photo mode to be in, but I have been very satisfied with the pictures I take. Videos: I have taken quite a few videos with this camera. We purchased this camera primarily to do vlogging. While we have only composed 2 videos so far, it did a great job in both. I was quite surprised on how good the video quality was. It is perfect for our vlogging of family outings and adventures. I noticed that sometimes if audio is going on before you start taking video, sometimes the audio needs to be adjusted higher during editing. Computer Interface: The interface for the Camera is done though Samsung Keis. Ive tried both the software and the browser based versions. I found that the Keis software sometimes hangs and doesnt connect to the camera. You may have to reboot the camera or software. But the browser interface works excellent every time. I was hoping for something a little more automatic. The Camera does feature automatic uploads to dropbox, but I prefer to place them on my computer before uploading to our website. Camera Software: This is Android. You either like it or you dont. We have tested all the features to include games and email. It all works just as Android normally works. We now only use it strictly as a camera. The camera does go into standby, but it boots even from a complete shutdown very fast, usually about 2 seconds. Camera Body: I was also impressed at how the camera felt in my hands. It is built to feel very ergonomic and natural in your hand. It feels like you actually have good control of the camera when you are taking pictures. But the camera does have some size and heft to it. But you should know that it is the size of a Galaxy S4 before you purchase. You arent just going to slip it into your pocket like you would your phone. Overall I would highly recommend this camera to someone who wants good quality video and picture capability, wants something better than a basic point and shoot, and most of all likes the Android OS.

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I was underwhelmed: PROS: 1. Nice big display screen. 2. With Android OS, devvice can be used as a mini tablet as well as a zoom camera. 3. Photos can be arranged into albums (including external links such as Dropbox). CONS: 1. Not sharp at all - particularly at zooms beyond 60mm. 2. Mediocre color and very difficult to set in Program mode. 3. The AWB (White Balance) is far from impressive. 4. Battery-life is horrible. I returned it and got the new model but the optics was just as unimpressive. I plan to return it as well.

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We got this phone so we would not need to manually upload pictures. Pictures would be taken and live on the camera forever. So we just started using only our phones. But special occasions you want good pictures. This gave us the best of both worlds. The ease of a phones auto upload and sharing. The quality of a full true camera. Negatives is speed bootup and touch screen response. Its a full phone os. So keep it on like your phone. The OS is a bit old so get the new version or just treat it like an old phone. Give her a sec.

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If you own a Galaxy phone you will love this camera. It is set up just like my galaxy phone. The wifi is great to post pictures without having to hook it to your computer. Some people complained about placement of buttons and having to pop up the flash. I dont find any issues. Maybe people with less experience with new technology. Perfect for pictures and videos of my three young daughters events without carrying around a huge bag full of camera equipment. The screen is Gorilla glass so I dont even have a screen protector. The strap is the perfect length.

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This camera is quite simply amazing. From the voice controlled commands to take pictures, or zoom, or begin recording, to the auto pre-set formats for shooting under different conditions, this camera can make anyone look like a professional. But the fact that it can also let you see your email, or share pictures across a wide variety of social media, or upload videos to YouTube, has to make this the most ingenious camera Ive ever used. Ive paired it both with my Samsung Galaxy S3 Phone, and my Samsung 10.1 Tab, and its extremely easy to migrate pictures and videos between them all. I bought this camera specifically for a trip Im taking to London, and I cant wait to see how it performs.

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I bought this camera right before my trip to Europe and I was not disappointed. It is very easy to configure and use and takes incredible pictures. I used the panaromic option a lot. The panaromic feature is automatic (all you have to do is take the first frame, pan the camera to the left or right, and the camera does the rest). My panaromic pictures are incredible. Uploading pictures was also easy to set up and once I set it up with the sync option enabled, my pictures were automatically saved to my Google+ account when I was in a WIFI hotspot. My only suggestion for anyone purchasing this camera is to purchase a second battery.

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It takes great pictures even during zoom. What I didn;t like is that it sometimes freezes and is slow. Sending to FB and friends is fine except when you have a video. I was expecting this to resize to send as a regular phone does. It does not do that so don;t expect to send video. Battery life is Fair. Overall its a cool camera with a few flaws.

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This review is for the camera only, not the company Sunset Electronics (I will explain at the end of this review) This camera exceeded my expectations. For those who were also wondering, this is a rechargable camera that uses the exact same charger as the samsung galaxy S4 and the samsung galaxy note and others Im sure, I just happen to have those 2 samsung products. One of the reasons I chose this camera was to be able to connect and share with my other samsung devices. And it works perfectly. If you have been on the fence about getting a wi-fi camera GET OFF THE FENCE and buy one. My all time favorite feature is when I take a picture it is automatically sent to my dropbox account and sent to all of the my other devices including my my desktop and laptop where I can do final editing and what not. I make jewelry so I have to take several shots of each piece and I love that when I sit down at my desk all of the pics I took are already waiting for me to edit and upload to my online store. It just doesnt get easier than this. What else is cool is that it has the android operating system so you can even use it just like you do your tablet or android phone...play games, send email, etc. What more can I say, I love it!!!...with all that being said, I bought this from Sunset Electronics here on amazon. The 1st camera had a piece of dust inside the focusing lenses that caused a spot on the pics. I returned it, no big deal. Got the 2nd camera and this time the seal is broken on the box. Inside the box was a camera charger adapter for some other country...so I returned that one too and reordered a 3rd camera from Another Deal Site seller. I cant be sure but I have a feeling that Sunset is selling refurbed cameras as new. This has been frustrating but in all honesty I rarely have problems with any of my many amazon orders. I will re-update when I get the 3rd camera.

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