Though it is beginner friendly, Samsungs WB550 fortunately doesnt look cheap and cheerful and neither should it for £299. While, OK, it may not be the most svelte compact around, compensation comes in the form of its broader-than-average focal range...
flash poorly placed, oversaturated colours in low light, over sharpening
The Samsung WB550 has some excellent specs on offer. Its 24mm wide angle lens with extendable zoom to 240mm means shooting a wide range of subjects is ideal - beyond what most compacts will offer, not least at this affordable price point. Where the WB...
The camera is responsive. The lens, in spite of its extreme range, doesnt exhibit gross distortions – there is very slight barrel distortion at the wide end and more pronounced pincushion at the 240mm extreme. However, that extreme range comes at a...
Very few of the photos we took with this camera were sharp. This appears to be partly a problem with the lens. Like all such “super” zooms there is a trade-off between versatility and sharp focus, contrast and colour accuracy. Auto exposure an...
Samsung have tried too hard to satisfy the customer who buys by numbers. Gosh! A 10X zoom – that has to be better than a 3X, doesnt it? And count the pixels – more than 12 million of the things. Terrific! And where will it all end? This camera...
The camera is responsive. The lens, despite its extreme range, doesnt exhibit gross distortions there is very slight barrel distortion at the wide end and more pronounced pin-cushion at the 240mm extreme. However, that extreme range comes at a price....
Very few of the photos we took were sharp. This appears to be partly a problem with the lens. Like all such "super" zooms there is a trade-off between versatility and sharp focus, contrast and colour accuracy. Auto exposure and white balance were all ...
Samsung has tried too hard to satisfy the customer who buys by numbers. Gosh! A 10x zoom - that has to be better than a 3x, doesnt it? And count the pixels - more than 12 million of the things. Terrific! And where will it all end? This camera has 43 ...
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Die Samsung WB550 ist eine günstige Kompaktkamera mit praktischem 24-Millimeter-Ultraweitwinkel. Die Bildqualität ist gut und überzeugt vor allem bei geringer ISO-Zahl. Negativ fallen die teils unverständliche Bedienung und die langsame Geschwindigkeit au...
Abstract: Kompakte Digitalkameras müssen heute wahre Allround-Talente sein: klein, handlich und mit jeder Menge Funktionen ausgerüstet. Ob die Samsung WB550 das alles bieten kann, lesen Sie im Test. ...
Der große Blickwinkel, die manuellen Einstellmöglichkeiten, die HD-Videofunktion mit Stereomikrofon, die miniHDMI-Schnittstelle, die ordentliche Bildqualität – vieles spricht für die Samsung WB550, die den Kauftipp Megazoom verdient....
Abstract: Mehr Pixel, größeres Display - nur drei Monate nach der WB500 bringt Samsung bereits die Nachfolge-Kamera WB550. Lesen Sie in unserem Test, ob sich das "Upgade" lohnt. Vor etwa drei Monaten hatten wir die 10-Megapixel-Kamera WB500 von Samsung in uns...
Chance vertan Die WB550 von Samsung ist keine schlechte Kamera. Ihre technische Ausstattung ist umfangreich und die Qualität der Aufnahmen gut. Wer jedoch viel mit Blitz fotografiert, wird an der Kamera nur seine Freude haben, wenn er beim Festhalten...
