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Samsung WB850F

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User ratings:
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4 stars
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Pros

  • It also feels fairly durable and nicely put together
  • fast and efficient
  • picture quality is very good for its class

Cons

  • Does the Samsung WB850F have Weather Sealing
  • GPS
  • the video activation button a little fiddly to use

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 2.8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Selective
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Samsung WB850F - Pros & Cons

Samsung WB850F

Pros

  • It also feels fairly durable and nicely put together
  • fast and efficient
  • picture quality is very good for its class
  • Smart Panel UI gives you easy access to shooting controls
  • colours are warm and performance is reasonably consistent
  • Image quality is good
  • with excellent colour reproduction
  • The menu system is easy to navigate
  • image quality is pretty reasonable
  • The results are impressive and processing time is fast
  • gets you connected and sharing content very easily

Cons

  • Does the Samsung WB850F have Weather Sealing
  • GPS
  • the video activation button a little fiddly to use
  • camera's speed is a little less reliable
  • barrel distortion when shooting movies
  • battery performance is fairly mediocre
  • very little room behind it for gripping the camera
  • Shutter speeds go from 1/2
  • 000 second to 16 seconds
  • the GPS always switched on can reduce this figure
  • the software is a bit slow and sometimes other settings interfere

Samsung WB850F - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Samsung WB850F - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3072
  • 4608x2592
  • 3648x2736
  • 2832x2832
  • 2592x1944
  • 1984x1488
  • 1920x1080
  • 1024x768
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom21.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv23 - 483
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Selective
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Face detectionyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Audio systemMono
Supported audio file formatsAAC
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Dimensions
Weight8.18 oz
Width4.31 in
Height2.44 in
Depth0.98 in
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Power
Power source type
  • Battery
  • USB
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery voltage4.2 V
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
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Other features
GPSyes
Orientation sensoryes
Electronic compassyes
Calendaryes
Date imprintingyes
Album organizationyes
DLNA certifiedno
Energy Star certifiedno
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyAMOLED
Display resolution640 x 480 px
Screen dots614000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)480.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
WirelessBuilt-In
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Samsung WB850F Samsung - Editorial Reviews (20)

3.6
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Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F (with Wi-Fi) review: Samsung WB850F (with Wi-Fi)
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Published: 03.08.2012
Samsung WB850F (with Wi-Fi) review: Samsung WB850F (with Wi-Fi)
3.5

If you're ready to enter the world of connected cameras, the WB850F is a good place to start.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review
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Published: 11.07.2012
Samsung WB850F Review

The Samsung WB850F bravely includes an ambitious 21x zoom—a feature that frequently compromises image quality.

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Published: 09.07.2012
Samsung WB850F
4.0

The Samsung WB850F is a 16MP travel compact that benefits from Samsung’s proprietary Smart Camera Wi-Fi technology.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review | Smart Point-and-Shoot Camera | Digital Trends
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Digital Trends
Published: 15.09.2012
Samsung WB850F Review | Smart Point-and-Shoot Camera | Digital Trends

Samsung’s WB850F Smart camera packs in 21x optical zoom, GPS and a brilliant AMOLED, plus some of the best Wi-Fi integration we’ve seen.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Wi-Fi Camera Review- Clean & Simple
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Booredatwork
Published: 17.10.2012
Samsung WB850F Wi-Fi Camera Review- Clean & Simple

The Samsung WB850F  is 2.4 by 4.3 by 1 inch Pocket camera that weighs in about  8 ounces. has a...

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 16.08.2012
Samsung WB850F Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Samsung WB850 is a new travel-zoom camera with a mouth-watering specification. The WB850 offers a wide-angle 21x zoom lens, 16.2 megapixels, Full 1080p video recording, 3 inch AMOLED screen, built-in wi-fi and GPS, plus full manual controls. Read our detailed Samsung WB850 review to find out if it's a contender for the travel zoom crown.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Digital Camera Review
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Samsung WB850F Digital Camera Review
4.0

Daniel Bell reviews the Wi-Fi and GPS enabled Samsung WB850F digital camera, which also has a 21x optical zoom lens.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review - Steve's Digicams
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Samsung WB850F Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 07/05/2012Quick TakePros21x optical zoom lens is a powerful option in a thin cameraOverall image quality is good and focus is pretty sharpDisplay screen is very bright and sharpLens fully retracts inside the camera, protecting the glassHigh-speed burst modes work wellPop-up flash unit provides

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F
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Samsung WB850F

The Samsung WB850F is a compact superzoom camera with a wider-than-average lens, GPS, and Wi-Fi, but its a little slow to start and shoot, and image quality suffers at higher ISO settings.

Samsung WB850F Quick review - Samsung WB850F smart camera - News | TechSmart.co.za
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Quick review - Samsung WB850F smart camera - News | TechSmart.co.za

In tune with an increase in quality of their notebooks, Samsungs compact camera range has also seen improvements over the past two years.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review | Smart Point-and-Shoot Camera | Digital Trends
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Digital Trends
Published: 15.09.2012
Samsung WB850F Review | Smart Point-and-Shoot Camera | Digital Trends

Samsung’s WB850F Smart camera packs in 21x optical zoom, GPS and a brilliant AMOLED, plus some of the best Wi-Fi integration we’ve seen.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review | Camera Decision
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Published: 09.01.2012
Samsung WB850F Review | Camera Decision
2.3

Samsung WB850F is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized BSI-CMOS sensor and 23-483 mm F2.8-5.9 lens. Read our WB850F review to find its pros and cons.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 09.01.2012
Samsung WB850F Review

Samsung WB850F review, find out how the WB850F stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review - Specifications
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Published: 09.01.2012
Samsung WB850F Review - Specifications

Samsung WB850F Review - WB850F Specifications

Samsung WB850F Samsung WB850F Review - Steve's Digicams
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Samsung WB850F Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 07/05/2012Quick TakePros21x optical zoom lens is a powerful option in a thin cameraOverall image quality is good and focus is pretty sharpDisplay screen is very bright and sharpLens fully retracts inside the camera, protecting the glassHigh-speed burst modes work wellPop-up flash unit provides