Just when you thought it was safe to enter a camera store without being assaulted by megapixel madness and other “feeds and speeds,” Samsung goes and adds a new tech race to the game. Processor speed. Its impressive new camera, the Galaxy Camera, comes with a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, and looks like the future of compact camera design, packing an Android 4.1 Jellybean computer.
More specs: The screen is a huge (by camera standards at least) 4.8-inches, and this alone might be reason enough to buy it. There’s a massive 21x zoom (231481mm equivalent) and a top ISO of 3200. 1080p video and 8GB on-board storage round out the basics.
Perhaps the biggest news, though, is that the camera not only has Wi-Fi but 3G (or optional 4G). Sure, you’ll need a data plan for the thing, and you can’t make calls, but as far as I know this is the first camera to offer true always-on connectivity. There’s no need to find a Wi-Fi hotspot to Instagram your pictures, for example.
The press release lacks a price, which makes me wonder just how this will be sold. Will it come from your carrier, subsidized with a contract and data plan? Or will it come like the iPad, sold at full price?
Things could also get a little weird if you own a decent phone already. This camera is pretty much a Galaxy SIII with a better camera, and no phone. Who wants to carry both?
Still, Samsung is in a unique position in that it is a successful phone maker, and also a successful camera maker. And this combo looks pretty sweet.
Source: Samsung Mobile Press
Charlie Sorrel writes reviews and how-tos. Follow Charlie on Twitter at @mistercharlie, and at micro.blog on @mistercharlie
9 responses to “Samsung Galaxy Camera With Android Jellybean and 3G Connectivity”
Why isn’t it a phone as well? It’s like making a pocket sized iPad with 3G connectivity but without a phone app. Kind of pointless.
Half pointless iPredict. You can override that option if Google Play Store allows Skype on a Camwra. All you need now is a Bluetooth headset.
If I could get a DSLR version of this, I’ll have to make that jump.
I think it’s wonderful.
God Bless Android and Open Source. Without them we wouldn’t have innovation. Just boring rounded-shaped rectangles
That is a very cool camera. I mainly use a Fuji W3 stereo 3D camera and would not want to give up the 3D functionality. But if there is a 3D version of this released, then it would be hard to resist.
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Dear charlie sorrel, are u retard? Why cant u accept other companies too innovate? U should make posts here being a big stupid. Very biased post and completely foolish. Who said u to buy one when u dont want it? After all u’re a fan of biggest patent troller of the world. (ex: appld only is elegible to make phones with rectangular body with rounded corners, ha ha) just get a life out of good posts not like this physcho posts.
perhaps it has an accelerometer? also when using the UI you’re not taking a photo.. when taking photos its just a viewfinder so UI orientation is irrelevant.