The Korean hybrid between smartphone and compact camera has its own charm, but the use of all days is still too cumbersome
December 13, 2013
More information: Samsung
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
With that eighth zoom and the handle protruding can not define a smartphone real. Of the rest, however, despite the shape is that of a compact camera, the display AMOLED 4, 3 “is also the gateway to a real mid-range Android phone. Galaxy S4 Zoom is a very special product, a hybridization experiment among the bravest of the square.
But it is a successful experiment?
The design is not the best in the meantime: the smartphone is solid in your hands, but with that goal put in the pockets of his jeans is always a problem . From this point of view, the hybrid Samsung hangs much more to the world of compact and walk around with the S4 Zoom is as walk around with a camera point and shoot. And also in use, the lens protrudes does not guarantee a firm grip on your smartphone.
speech changes slightly when it comes to functionality: on board the chimera of Samsung’s Android 4.2.2, and the performance of all components within the guarantee similar to those of the less bulky S4 Galaxy Mini. The Zoom does everything and does it well . Unfortunately, inheriting it from the brother also qHD Super AMOLED screen, just flaw in the accuracy of the reproduced images.
Too bad, because the sensor 16 megapixel backlit shots recorded more than decent. Look at full resolution, the pictures reveal a little ‘noise, especially in low light conditions, but for sharing on the web and social networks are shown defined and rich in color . In short, if not at the level of a firm, however, in line with performance smartphone from upper-middle class. Also promoted the video, thanks to the optical stabilization are almost always devoid of jolts, and the software: the interface of the camera is not immediately easy to use, but once you get the hang of quick access to all the virtual rings and a host of preset scenes.
Needless
go around, though: as the name suggests smartphone, the real difference with mobile competitors makes the goal 24-240 mm . Turning the ring at the base of the camera app starts in a couple of seconds, and if you’re already inside zoom in on your subject like a DSLR. With the S4 Zoom can catch glimpses that the others (except, in part, Lumia 1020) only glimpsed in the distance.
All the photos you see here were taken by Stefano Priolo with the Galaxy S4 Zoom:
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Broadway
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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Central Park
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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Batman
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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The Standard Hotel, New York City
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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Banksy, New York City
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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The Statue of Liberty at sunset
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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The Guggenheim Museum
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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Sunset
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
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Sunset on Manhattan
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
- The Panorama function
S4 Zoom proven at sunset on Manhattan
(Photo: Stefano Priolo / Wired)
Is it worth sacrificing the aesthetics of a smartphone to be able to record occasionally distant details and creative compositions ? The answer is very subjective. Remember, however, that the hybrid home Samsung comes first and foremost as telephone: you will use it very often even when you will not have to take pictures or shoot video. And in those cases you will need to come to terms with extra large dimensions and reduced usability. While, often using the camera, you will need to deal with a battery that provides a range below the average. Wired: images effect in macro mode. Button for shooting double stroke
Tired: no access to the shots in RAW. The battery is affected by the use of the flash and the camera in general
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