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After a series of leaks, Samsung has officially
unveiled its latest smart device ahead of a planned event later in June.
Samsung claims its latest product, which it calls revolutionary,
realizes the company’s mission to create “a single device that can
fulfill the role of both an industry-leading smartphone and a high-end
compact camera.” The Galaxy SIV Zoom features a 16-megapixel rear-facing
camera with 10x optical zoom, which is activated by twisting the lens’s
housing or ‘Zoom Ring’ — like on a DSLR camera.
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Samsung has also assigned other phone and camera operations to the zoom
ring for ease of use and speed of access such as photo sharing and
filter selection.
As well as some serious camera technology, the Zoom also includes a host
of features and applications focused on helping users create the best
images in all conditions and in creating and sharing albums. For
example, when facing a global landmark such as the Eiffel tower, Zoom
owners have access to something called Photo Suggest, a catalogue of
existing images of the same subject taken by others in order to help
compose the best shot.
In terms of its physical appearance, the device will be a shock to those
used to thin, light and streamlined phones that slip into a pocket. From
the rear, the phone does look remarkably like Samsung’s Galaxy Android
digital camera, but slightly smaller and with the added ability to make
voice calls, send text messages and browse the net. The phone portion of
the device is based on the Galaxy SIV Mini but Samsung hasn’t released
any details regarding the smartphone’s processing capabilities, internal
memory or screen resolution yet.
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The company had been planning a special launch event for the phone but
issued official details and photos of the device following a series of
detailed leaks about the device including a full hands-on review with
high resolution images that appeared on a Russian website on Tuesday.
The official launch event gets underway on June 20 in London. |