
Samsung officially announced its first SLR-styled digital camera, the Pro815, an 8 megapixel, 15x zoom model back in June, but it didn't actually arrive until the late autumn. It's targeted at enthusiasts and boasts a lot of 'world firsts' including the largest LCD on a digital camera (3.5 inches), world's longest zoom on a high-end camera and world's largest capacity lithium-ion battery. The Pro815 sports a Schneider-Kreuznach lens and boasts a color data LCD screen for waist-level shooting, 2.5fps continuous mode and a wealth of photographic features.
- 8.0 million effective pixel CCD
- 15x optical Schneider-KREUZNACH zoom lens (28-420mm equiv.)
- World's largest (3.5") TFT screen on a digital stills camera
- Raw, TIFF and JPEG shooting
- 500-shot Lithium-Ion battery
- Mechanical zoom
- Full photographic control
- Dedicated flash hot-shoe connector
- Optional remote control
Samsung Pro815 Key specifications
Street price |
US: $795
UK: £520 |
Body Material |
Metal and Plastic |
Sensor |
2/3 " Type CCD
8.3 million pixels total
8.0 million effective pixels |
Image sizes |
• 3264 x 2448
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 3264 x 1840 (16:9)
• 2400 x 1800
• 1632 x 1224
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480 |
Still image recording formats |
• JPEG
• TIFF
• Raw (DNG)
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Movie clips |
• 640 x 480 / 320 x 240 / 160 x 120
• 25 / 15 fps
• With stereo audio
• 640 x 480 / 25 fps: 30 second max clip length
• All others limited only by storage
• MJEPG (.avi) format |
Lens |
• 28 - 420 mm equiv. (15x zoom)
• F2.2 - F4.6
• Labeled as "SCNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOPLAN "
• Mechanical linked zoom ring
• Focus-by-wire focus ring
• 72 mm lens thread |
Focus |
• Single and continuous TTL autofocus
• 9- point Area AF ('Wide AF')
• Fixed center spot AF
• 1-point Spot AF (user-selectable)
• Manual focus and Direct Manual focus (AF override) options
10cm macro mode (Wide), 150cm (Tele)
3cm 'Super Macro' mode (focal length 50-100mm only)
AF assist lamp
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Shooting mode |
Auto
Program
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual
Myset
Movie
• Night
• Portrait
• Children
• Landscape
• Close up
• Text
• Sunset
• Dawn
• Backlight
• Fireworks
• Beach & Snow
AE compensation -2.0EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3EV steps
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Sensitivity |
Auto
ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 |
Shutter speed |
• All modes except Manual: 2 - 1/4000 sec
• Manual mode: 15 - 1/4000 sec |
Aperture |
• Wide: F2.2 - F8.0
• Tele: F4.6 - F8.0 |
Metering |
• Multi
• Center-weighted
• Spot |
White Balance |
Auto
Daylight, cloudy, fluorescent-H, fluorescent-L, Tungsten
2x Custom WB (manual)
Color temperature adjust (K)
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Image parameters |
Contrast (5 levels)
Sharpness (3 levels)
Saturation (5 levels)
Color effects (Negative, Black & White, Sepia)
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Continuous |
Full resolution: 1.0 or 2.5 fps
Ultra High Speed mode: 10 fps, 1.0 megapixel setting (up to memory capacity)
Exposure, focus and white balance bracketing (3 or 5 frames) |
Flash |
Built-in pop-up flash
Modes: Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Slow sync , Slow sync with red-eye reduction, On (fill-in)/Off
Range: 0.7 to 6.0 m (wide, ISO 100); 1.5 - 3.0m (tele, ISO 100)
External flash via hot-shoe
• Flash exposure compensation (+/-2 EV in 0.3 EV steps) |
Storage |
CompactFlash
64 MB CF supplied*
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Viewfinder |
EVF (234,000 pixels), 0.44-inch
Diopter adjustment |
LCD monitor |
Rear: 3.5" TFT LCD, 235,000 pixels
• Top: 1.44" Wide Color TFT LCD, 115,000 pixels. |
Connectivity |
USB 2.0
A/V out (stereo)
DC-IN
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Power |
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery SLB-1974
Charger included
Optional AC adapter |
In the box* |
Battery Charger
Battery Pack
CompactFlash card
Lens Cap
Lens Hood & adapter
A/V & USB Cable
Strap
CD-ROM
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Other features |
PictBridge and DPOF compatible
sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces
High speed shooting mode
Live Histogram
Intervalometer
Optional remote control
Voice annotation
2/10 second self-timer
TIFF and Raw modes
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Weight inc battery |
910 g (32.1 oz) / 870.5g without battery. |
Dimensions |
135.5 x 87 x 144.6 mm (5.4 x 3.4 x 5.7 in) including lens protrusion |
* Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area
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