Pre-CES 2010: Samsung has launched the CL80 and TL240 stylish bear on-screen cameras. Both cameras feature 14MP sensors housed in hydro-formed metal bodies. The CL80 (ST5500 in Europe) offers a iii.seven" AMOLED touch-sensitive display while the TL240 (ST5000) has a simpler 3.5" LCD screen. The CL80 also offers both Wi-Fi and BlueTooth connectivity for transferring movies and images. Both take 7X zoom lenses and 720p Hard disk video. Both models are inclined towards self-timer photos - they tilt backwards at seven degrees to ensure they betoken upwardly towards the subject.

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SAMSUNG MAXIMISES STYLE AND Engineering science WITH THE ST5500 AND ST5000


Ultra Fashionable and Thin, ST5500 Offers AMOLED Affect-Screen and Wireless Connectivity

Las Vegas, NV (Jan 6, 2010) - Samsung Digital Imaging Company Inc., today unveiled the ST5500 and ST5000, a pair of stylish, 14.2 mega-pixel digital cameras that are fully loaded with an array of impressive features that truly heighten the digital imaging feel for consumers. Highlighted by ergonomic and elegant designs, the new Samsung ST5500 and ST5000 are platonic for the consumer-on-the-go looking for a camera that tin can practice it all.  The ST5500 adds even more great functionality with the integration of Wi-Fi* connectivity and the globe's outset three.vii-inch WVGA AMOLED touch screen, while the ST5000 features an impressive 3.v-inch affect screen. Besides, the ST5500 has received a 2010 CES Innovation Award.

"Consumers are looking for that bully all-in-one camera – a digital photographic camera that takes dandy pictures, is visually appealing, and provides a wealth of features to ensure a great paradigm or video every time," said Steve Mitchell, General Manager, Marketing , Samsung Digital Imaging, "The ST5500 and ST5000 deliver on that demand for consumers to take a camera that does information technology all, and in the case of the ST5500 we've taken it even a step further by providing several connectivity options to share those photos and videos on the get."

Highly-seasoned Design Adds to Ease-of-Use
Samsung's design engineers were able to produce one of the most remarkable camera designs in the industry with the help of hydro-forming technology for the ST5500 and ST5000. Hydro-forming allows for greater flexibility during the design process and gives manufacturers the ability to produce smoother silhouettes, seamless bonding, and higher quality surfaces. The ST5500 and the ST5000 are the first consumer electronic products ever to exist manufactured using hydro-forming technology.

Despite their svelte 0.77-inch stainless-steel frames, the ST5500 and the ST5000 house impressive Schneider‑KREUZNACH lenses which boast a design inspired by the mirror-writings of Leonardo da Vinci. When powered up, the cameras' lens barrels extend and the lens specifications, including focal length and speed, appear with a subconscious colour emphasis in the concave cogitating ring that surrounds each lens. These specifications are inscribed in reverse on the cameras' lens barrels and disappear when the lens naturally retracts into the camera body.  The distinctive pattern makes an immediate and lasting impression.

The Samsung ST5500 and ST5000 are also highlighted by a slanted design, which places the back of the photographic camera at a seven caste angle.  This subtle design accent proves to be extremely useful for consumers who are interested in taking cocky-portraits and group shots.  The issue that many consumers face when taking self-portraits or group shots with traditional digital cameras is the camera must be positioned much higher than the subjects in order to capture the complete image. Cheers to the seven degree angling of the ST5500 and ST5000, the lenses will ever be pointed at the subjects' faces even if the camera is positioned at a lower bending.  Furthermore, unlike traditional shutter buttons which sit down flat on top of the camera, the ST5500 and ST5000 offering slanted shutter buttons which make the cameras more comfy to hold and operate.

Wireless Connectivity
The ST5500 allows consumers to share their video and photos on the become without being tethered to their laptops or home PCs thanks to its wireless connectivity options, which include Bluetooth ii.0, Wi-Fi and DLNA.  Using an available Wi-Fi connectedness, users can transport a digital epitome to any email address using the camera's touch‑screen QWERTY keypad or selecting those stored the camera'due south address book. Users can also use the QWERTY keypad to include text within the body of the email. The ST5500's Wi‑Fi connexion as well allows users to upload their images straight to pop websites such as Facebook®, Picasa™ and YouTube®, besides as SamsungImaging.com.

The ST5500 also includes Samsung's AllShare characteristic, which allows consumers to share content, including photos and videos, with other DLNA certified devices such as HDTVs and digital photo frames.  This gives the ST5500 user a seamless way to wirelessly transfer 720p HD video in addition to digital still images.  To maximise speed and efficiency, all images transferred through Wi-Fi will be reduced to a resolution of ii mega-pixels.

Bluetooth two.0 connectivity is also included in the ST5500, allowing users to share and transfer photos directly with Bluetooth two.0 uniform mobile phones. When using Bluetooth 2.0, the ST5500 will automatically resize the digital epitome to a resolution of 1024x768 (1MB).

Smart Gesture Touch-Screen User Interface
The Samsung ST5500 incorporates WVGA AMOLED technology in an impressive 3.seven-inch wide screen, while the ST5000 features a 3.5" touch screen TFT LCD. Both cameras' massive displays business firm Samsung'due south Smart Gesture touch‑screen user interface which is complimented past an internal Gravity sensor for added ease‑of‑utilize. Smart Gesture is 1 of the most advanced and accurate touch on-screen user interfaces on the market place, and it gives users the ability to access and use cardinal features with either a simple tilt or a hand gesture. The Smart Gesture adds a level of fun to the manner users collaborate with and savor their content, allowing them to apace scroll through their photos with a swipe of their finger or by slightly tilting the camera in either direction. Users tin can as well hands delete photos from their library using Smart Gesture past marking an "10" on the screen with their finger, or rotate an image by drawing a circumvolve (O) on the screen.

Smart Gesture UI besides offers useful auto-focusing options such as object tracking and i-touch auto focusing.  Object tracking enables users to focus on any area by touching the location on the screen with their fingertip. One time the object or location is selected, the cameras will lock and continue their focus on the subject field even if it'southward moving within the frame. Users can too go on to take that photo by continuing to hold the location with their finger for two seconds, thanks to the cameras' one-touch auto focusing capabilities.

Powerful Optical Zoom
The ST5500 and the ST5000 offering powerful 7x optical zooms on the high-performance, oversized Schneider‑KREUZNACH lenses. To help reduce blur, these impressive lenses are paired with Samsung'due south Dual Prototype Stabilisation engineering, which combines both optical and digital stabilisers to counteract the negative effects of a user'due south shaky hand. Stop-users can also take advantage of the cameras' 7x optical zooms and optical image stabilisation while recording video. Both the ST5500 and the ST5000 offering 720p HD video recording at 30 frames-per-second in H.264 format.  The cameras also come complete with built-in HDMI connectivity, giving users the ability to effortlessly view their HD video and digital still images on an HDTV or Hd monitor.

Smart Features
The new Samsung ST5500 and ST5000 besides make it easier than ever for consumers to capture the perfect shot thanks to Samsung's Smart Auto ii.0 (Nonetheless & Flick) scene recognition technology.  Smart Auto ii.0 technology will automatically recognise the user's current shooting environment and select the appropriate settings to accomplish the best results possible. Additionally, Samsung's Smart Car ii.0 scene recognition technology can besides be used to record video, producing the highest‑quality footage and results no matter where consumers volition be using the cameras.

* Wi-Fi merely available where verification not required.

Samsung CL80 and TL240 specifications

CL80 / ST5500 TL240/ ST5000
Sensor

• 1/2.3" CCD
• 14.ii million pixels
Picture show way • 720p HD @ 30fps
• H.264 Format
• Congenital-in HDMI connectivity
Image stabilization Yes, Lens
Lens

• 7x Optical Zoom

LCD monitor (rear)

• AMOLED Touch Screen LCD
• 3.seven inch WVGA

 • TFT Touch Screen LCD
• three.5 inch
Features • Bluetooth 2.0
• Wi-Fi Connectivity (DLNA Supported)
• Electronic mail / Straight upload to photo sharing websites
• Smart Gesture UI
• Smart Filter (Advanced Filter Effects)
• Smart Auto two.0: (Still & Movie)
• Smart Album
• Smart Confront Recognition (upwards to 20 faces)
• Perfect Portrait System: Beauty Shot / Confront Detection / Cocky Portrait / Grinning Shot / Blink Detection / Red-centre Fix
• Photograph Style Selector
• Smart Filter
• Panorama Shot 		• Smart Gesture UI / Haptic Feedback
• Smart Filter (Avant-garde Filter Furnishings)
• Smart Motorcar 2.0: Still & Movie
• Smart Album
• Smart Face Recognition (upward to xx faces)
• Perfect Portrait Organization: Beauty Shot / Confront Detection / Self Portrait / Smile Shot / Blink Detection/Cerise-heart Set
• Photo Style Selector
• Panorama Shot
Weight (no batt) TBC TBC
Dimensions 103.7mm ten 58.3mm x xix.6mm

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Samsung CL80

Samsung TL240