Samsung WB1000
MSRP $379.99
Released Sept 2009
Pros
- cool aesthetic - modern & retro aspects
- captures video in 720p high definition
- 3" OLED display
- OLED display has a limited resolution (480 x 360px - 172.8K dot)
- poor picture quality for the price
- mediocre zoom
The Samsung WB1000 is a compact point-and-shoot camera released in mid 2009 as Samsung's flagship P&S. At its core is a 12.2MP / 1/2.33? CCD with a 24mm wide angle Scheider-KREUZNACH 5x zoom lens. Together, they allow the WB1000 to handle 720p high-definition motion videos and extensively detailed 4000×3000 pixel still images. Laced across the back of the unit is a 3” (480x360) OLED display, alongside which (on the right side) most of the controls have been packed to allow for easy one-hand operation. Notable about the WB1000 are the analog gauges — inherited from the NV9 — that are situated across the top. They allow the user to track the remaining battery-charge and SD memory space.