Samsung India has officially launched
the Galaxy Camera in the country, and according to Mr. Asim Warsi, Vice
President, Samsung Mobile, India is among the first five markets in the
world where the camera has been launched.
The Samsung Galaxy Camera
is built upon the DNA of Samsung’s very popular Galaxy S III Android
smartphone, sharing with in common the Exynos 4 processor, a quad core
chip that is clocked at 1.4GHz. Along with that, there is also a 1GB of
RAM along with 8GB onboard storage, which can be expanded using a
microSD card. There is a gorgeous 4.8-inch touchscreen at the back,
which, for a second, made us feel like we were looking at the Galaxy S
III. Besides the massive processing power and RAM numbers, the Galaxy
camera stands apart as a peerless innovation by packing in 3G/4G radios.
Samsung’s goal with the Galaxy Camera
has been to make a shooter that is truly connected. They wanted to
eliminate the “yes, I’ll send you the photos later when I get home”
problem by building connectivity options into the camera so that the
images could be shared instantaneously. Even though we do have an
Android powered camera (Nikon’s Coolpix S800c running Gingerbread), Samsung’s Galaxy Camera stands apart from it in almost every single way.
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Since the camera’s key feature is that
it runs on Android, Samsung has powered the impressive hardware with
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the somewhat newest offering from Google.
When asked about the plan of updating to Android 4.2 (specifically for the Photo Sphere feature), we were told that the update is in the works, but no timeline for release has been set yet.
Running on Android with such impressive
hardware, the Galaxy Camera allows the users to download any app from
the App store and run it on the camera. It even supports third party
photography apps like Instagram and Panorama Camera 360. We tested that
for ourselves to make sure it wasn’t just a gimmick and for sure, the
apps worked beautifully, interfacing with the Samsung hardware very
well.
One aspect of the camera that Mr. Warsi
pointed out specifically was that it has been built ground up by
Samsung. The processor, the RAM, the display, the 16-megapixel BSI
sensor and even the 21x optical zoom lens (23-481mm) are all Samsung
made. This comes in light of the fact that Samsung is known to use
Schneider lenses in other camera models, but the German-made lenses are
missing on the Galaxy Camera. To showcase that Samsung engineering could
hold its own, prominent fashion photographer Anushka Menon showcased
some of the works she had shot on the camera, and it was definitely
enough to impress us.
The Samsung Galaxy camera can now be
purchased online immediately and will be available in stores tomorrow
for Rs. 29,990. Seeing as how a 1650mAh battery might not be enough in
case you decide to use your camera as more than just a camera, the good
folks at Samsung are also packing in an extra battery into the retail
box for the initial sales period.
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