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9.0 Megapixels & 3x Optical Inner Zoom Lens
The Samsung PL10 is a high resolution digital camera that is equipped with a true-colour filtered 9.0 mega-pixel CCD. This allows the Samsung PL10 to produce even better images and take detailed photos for printing up to poster size. In addition, the Samsung PL10 has a 3x optical and 5x digital zoom giving 15x total zoom when combined.

2.7” Intelligent LCD
The Samsung PL10 has a 2.7” LCD for improved contrast and colour reproduction, allowing you to enjoy a wider and clearer image. Also The Samsung PL10 is Intelligent LCD brightness automatically detects environmental illumination and adjusts LCD brightness for optimal imageviewing.

Smart Face Recognition
Takes the guess work out of taking the perfect portrait. Automatically adjusts the focus and exposure on the faces that are the most important to you. Allows you to quickly focus on your main subject and save time. You can either select important person manually or let the camera automatically do it through advanced auto clustering.

Perfect Portrait System
With our unique Perfect Portrait system, imperfect photos are a thing of the past. For example, the Beauty Shot feature is like having your own make-up artist—right in your camera. It automatically identifies imperfections such as blemishes and dark circles on the face, and retouches them so that faces appear brighter and smooth. And with different level settings, you can control the amount of retouching that takes place—it’s that simple! Plus, the ultra-intelligent Smile and Blink detection technologies will never let you ruin another picture-perfect moment again by detecting when the subjects’ eyes are open and their smiles are at their peak.

Smart Auto
Taking the perfect photo shouldn’t be left just to the professionals. With Samsung’s innovative Smart Auto technology, your photos are guaranteed to come out perfect every time
• Automatically analyzes the shooting situations
• Selects from one of the 11 optimized settings from portraits to landscapes
• Takes the best photo possible – no matter what the conditions are

Smart Album
With a 4GB SD card, your camera can store up to 2,000 7-megabyte photos—that’s a lot to keep track of! But with the Smart Album function sorting and organizing your photos is easy: it allows you to sort your photos by time, content, color. Smart Album lets you get straight to the best or sort through the rest.

Advanced Movie Mode
Samsung’s new line of digital cameras supports MPEG-4 format and SVGA quality (800×592, 20fps) size for an enhanced video shooting experience like never before. These powerful cameras allow you to edit your movies right on the spot so there’s no need to connect with a PC. Plus, the built-in 3x optical zoom lets you get up close and personal without getting in the way.

Multimedia Function
The Samsung PL10 is equipped with MP3 player, SRS wow HD sound effects, and portable multimedia player. These functions allow the PL10 to operate as more than just a digital camera but as a MP3 player, movie player, text viewer, voice recorder, portable hard drive and digital camcorder.

Frame Guide
Imagine be able to compose a photo even before it’s even shot. The world’s first Frame Guide feature on the PL10 has turned that into reality. The Frame Guide feature allows you easily set up the composition of the shot so it can be used as a guide for the photographer. Simply hand off the camera and you’ll never have to be missing from another photo. Now your vacation pictures will come out exactly the way you envisioned them.

Digital Image Stabilization (DIS)
Thanks to the enhanced sensitivity of Samsung’s imaging sensor and Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) technology, you can rest assured that you’ll be able to capture beautifully clear images—even in low-light situations. So if flash photography is not an option, don’t worry because Samsung’s DIS will quickly become your trusted friend.

+ User Manual

 

Specifications

Image Sensor

Type

1/2.5″ (Approx. 1.02cm) CCD

Effective Pixel

Approx. 9.0 Mega-pixels

Total Pixel

Approx. 9.2 Mega-pixels

Lens

Focal Length

Samsung Lens f = 6.3 ~ 18.9mm
(35mm film equivalent : 38~114 mm)

F No.

F3.5(W) ~ 4.5(T)

Digital Zoom

Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X
Play mode : 1.0X ~ 10.8X (depends on image size)

Image Stabilization

Image Stabilization

DIS (Digital Image Stabilization)

Display

Type

TFT LCD

Feature

2.7″ (6.86cm, 230,000 pixels)

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

N/A

Focusing

Type

TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Center AF, Face Detection AF, Face Recognition AF)

Range

Normal : 80cm ~ infinity
Macro : 5cm ~ 80cm (Wide), 50cm ~ 80cm (Tele)
Super Macro :1cm~5cm(Wide)
Auto Macro : 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 50cm ~ Infinity (Tele)

Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed

1 ~ 1/2,000 sec
(Night : 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec.  AEB, Continuous 1/4 ~ 1/2,000sec)

Exposure

Control

Program AE

Metering

Multi, Spot, Center-weighted

Compensation

 ±2EV (1/3EV steps)

ISO Equivalent

Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

Flash

Modes

Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red-eye Fix

Range

Wide : 0.3m ~ 3.8m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 3.0m (ISO auto)

Recharging Time

Approx. 5 sec.

Multimedia functions

MP3

Frequency : 20Hz~20KHz
Earphone Port : 20 Pin Port (Stereo Type)
Output Maximum Volume : Left 40mW + Right 40mW (16Ω)
Noise Ratio : 88 dB with 20 KHz LPF
File Format : MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3),
Bit Rate : 48 ~ 320kbps (Including VBR)
Sound Effect :SRS

PMP

Movie : Xvid MPEG4  (Using Samsung Converter S/W)
Audio : MPEG Layer 2  (Using Samsung Converter S/W)
Play Mode : Seeking in Play (Max 32X), Skipping in Play, Auto skipping after one file played, Remember
                    last played frame.

Text Viewer

File : Text file (TXT extension name,10MBytes and up to 99999 )
File Format : Window ANSI (Windows 98 or later), Unicode/Unicode(Big-Endian)/UTF-8 (Windows 2000/XP)
                   Mac ANSI, Unicode(UTF-16)
Function : Auto Scroll (1,2,3,4,5 level),  by 1 page/10pages

Sharpness

Sharpness
Contrast
Saturation

-2 ~ +2 (5 steps)

White Balance

White Balance

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom

Still Image

Shooting

Modes : Smart Auto(Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Motion, Tripod, Night, Macro, Macro Text), Auto, Program, DIS, Movie, Scene(Night Scene, Portrait, Beauty shot, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Frame Guide), Multimedia
Continuous : Single, Continuous, Motion Capture, AEB
Self-timer : 2 sec., 10 sec., Double (10 sec., 2 sec.), Motion Timer

Effect

Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom RGB
Image Adjust : ACB, Red-eye Fix, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation

Edit

Resize, Rotate, Photo Style Selector

Image Play

Image Play

Single image, Thumbnails, Multi Slide show, Smart Album, Movie Clip
* Slide show : Slide show with Effect & Music

Voice Recording

Voice Recording

Voice Recording (max. 10 hours)
Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.)

Date Imprinting

Date Imprinting

Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable)

Movie Clip

Recording

Format : MPEG-4
With audio (recording time : memory capacity dependent)
Size : 800X592, 640×480, 320×240
(3X Optical Zoom with sound recording)
Frame rate : ((800X600- 20fps ))/ ((640×480, 320×240 – 30 fps, 15 fps))

Effect

Color Style : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Custom

Edit

Movie Stabilization, Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming

Storage

Media

Internal Memory : About 196MB
External Memory(Optional) : MMCplus(up to 2GB guaranteed 4bit 20MHz)
SD (up to 4GB guaranteed)
SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed)
* Internal memory capacity is subject to change without prior notice.

File Format

Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
Movie Clip :AVI (MPEG-4)
Audio : WAV

Image Size

9M : 3456X2592 pixels  
8MP : 3456X2304pixels
7MW : 3456X1944 pixels
5M : 2592×1944 pixels
3M : 2048×1536 pixels
1M : 1024×768 pixels

Interface

Digital output connector

USB 2.0

Audio

Mono

Video Out

NTSC, PAL (user selectable)

DC power input Connector

20 pin

Cradle

N/A

Power Source

Power Source

Rechargeable battery : SLB-0937(900mAh)
Adaptor : SAC-47,  CB20U05
* Included battery may vary depending on sales region

Physical Specification

Dimensions (WxHxD)

92.8mm X 59.7mm X 19.4mm

Weight

120.7 g (without battery and card)

Operating Temperature

0 ~ 40°C

Operating Humidity

5 ~ 85%

Software

Software

Samsung Converter, Samsung Master, Adobe Reader

System
Requirement

For Windows

PC with processor better than Pentium 500MHz (Pentiumlll 800MHz recommended)
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
250 MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1GB recommend)
Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 512MB recommended)
USB port
CD-ROM drive
1024×768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor
(24-bit color display recommended)
Microsoft DirectX 9.0C or later

For Macintosh

Power Mac G3 or later
Mac OS 10.3 or higher
Minimum 256MB RAM
110MB of available hard-disk space
USB port
CD-ROM drive

* Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
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