Two hot products, namely Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini and
Samsung Galaxy Camera, touted as the world's first truly connected camera, are
expected to be available on the shelf by next week, Samsung execs said in at a
breakfast meeting with newsmen in Lagos. Managing Director, Samsung Electronics
West Africa (SEWA), Mr. Brovo Kim said: “Already, we have two brilliant
products that will positively impact the market in 2013: namely, our Galaxy
Camera which combines high performance photography functionality with the
latest Android 4.1 platform, as well as the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, which
promises unending thrill for tech-savvy fashion leaders who desire a mobile
device with maximum features in a compact, rounded package,” Kim said.
Samsung Business Head, Hand Held Products, Mr. Emmanouil
Revmatas, Business Leader, Hand Held Products, Mr. Daesong Na and other Samsung
officials took time to demo some of the features of the products to newsmen.
Galaxy Camera is touted as the world’s first connected
camera. It connects directly to 3G and Wi-Fi networks, revolutionizing the way
digital camera content is created and shared. It comes with Cloud support and
group sharing apps, variable camera lenses and photo settings, editing tools
and visual effects, full high definition video with slow-motion capability and
a huge 4.8” high definition super clear touch display to view, edit and enjoy
the images captured or recorded.
Also
speaking at the breakfast meeting, Head, Corporate Marketing, Samsung
Electronics, Donald Etim said, “In this new era of visual communication, the
growth of social networks and the increasing dominance of smartphones and
tablets, we are excited to introduce two innovative, cutting edge devices that
will enable our consumers share their experiences through pictures and videos
with much ease.”
Samsung’s new Galaxy Camera is a unique proposition – is
it a phone, thanks to its 3G sim card, or a camera? The answer is clearly the
latter, and in fact the 3G emphasis in the marketing is probably something of a
red herring. Making phone calls is possible, but only after some serious
fiddling. This is a fully connected camera, running Android, that makes
uploading, sending and sharing photographs far easier than other models that
demand you plug memory cards or cables into your computer.
Indeed, the 3G connectivity (a one-month 3 sim card is
bundled) is probably nowhere near enough for sending the16MP images that the
Galaxy Camera can take. With its 21x, 23mm zoom lens this is a serious camera,
building on Samsung’s expertise in cameras and using Android. No doubt a 4G
model will be along soon enough.
There are, of course, other Android cameras out there,
including from Nikon, but it’s Samsung’s heritage with the OS that means it is
able to offer a simple interface that has plenty of options easily available to
more expert users. Sony, too, offers camera apps, but does not have the
momentum of Google Android.
The Samsung camera AllShare, Share Shot application
allows consumers to automatically save photos the instant they are taken and
users can share at the same time as they shoot them. Users can also connect to
a range of Galaxy devices including the Galaxy SIII and Galaxy Note II for
effortless and automatic sharing of pictures across the Galaxy family.
The Galaxy S III mini on its part is Galaxy S III in a
smaller package and more organic design. It is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly
Bean), the latest version of the world’s most popular smartphone operating
system. Jelly Bean has fast, fluid and smooth graphics along with a new Google
Search experience featuring Google Now.
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