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The 12.5-megapixel WB5000’s snug DSLR shape echoes Samsung’s NX10 hybrid camera for looks and feels comfortably lightweight in the palm. The 24x optical zoom offered by its lens is equivalent to a wide-angle 26-624mm in 35mm terms. Like the others her...
Rugged DSLR-like handling yet easy to use; compact; 24x zoom; one-touch video recording; zoom accessible when filming movies...
Operational sound of the zoom picked up during video recording; focal range more modest than direct competitors; no HDMI output...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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The easy-to-use Samsung WB500 is a good-value pocket snapshot camera that offers all the latest must-have features.That includes 10-megapixel photo resolution, the ability to shoot high-definition video at a resolution of 720p and an impressive 10x opt...
Big zoom with broad focal range; small but solid build; better specifications than the price suggests...
Chunkier than rivals; poorly placed flash and command lever can cause problems...
Offers more photo and video options than competitors. For the money it’s hard to beat Good points Big zoom with broad focal range; small but solid build; better specifications than the price suggests Bad points Chunkier than rivals; poorly placed flas...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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The easy-to-use Samsung WB500 is a good-value pocket snapshot camera that offers all the latest must-have features.That includes 10-megapixel photo resolution, the ability to shoot high-definition video at a resolution of 720p and an impressive 10x opt...
Big zoom with broad focal range; small but solid build; better specifications than the price suggests...
Chunkier than rivals; poorly placed flash and command lever can cause problems...
Offers more photo and video options than competitors. For the money it’s hard to beat...
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T3.com Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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If you want a camera with a big zoom, but you've been put off by bulky cameras like the Panasonic has paraded the ‘small camera/big zoom’ champion belt the past couple of years, with the TZ7, but similarly pumped up pretenders are muscling in on its...
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At 24-240mm, the WB500 has the most impressive lens on show in this Labs. Only the Nikon Coolpix S630 beats it at the telephoto end, and nothing matches its 24mm wide-angle. Image quality was reasonable. Lenses that go from ultra-wide to telephoto tend...
Some great features married to an impressive lens...
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The Schneider lens on the WB500 goes all the way from a super-wide 24mm equivalent to a super-zoomed 240mm. It's a heck of a range, and genuinely useful for getting shots that would be impossible otherwise. The downside is a lot of added bulk, bringing...
Not without its faults, but you’re buying a superzoom for the price of a standard compact...
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It's been several months since I last reviewed a Samsung camera, and in the intervening time the Korean electronics giant has completely revamped its entire range. I'm hoping to get quite a few of the new models in over the next few weeks, but for today I...
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Samsung’s 10 megapixel WB500 might not be the world’s most stylish camera, but its plain black body hides some very interesting features. For one it contains a Schneider-Kreuznach lens with a super 10x optical zoom. The lens can also go wider than your...
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digicambuyer.co.uk Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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A versatile camera from Samsung made to excel for both group and landscape shotsThe Samsung WB500 is a beast of a camera, evident from the off in its chunky casing. It’s not a pocket’s best friend, either, being a considerable weight and bigger than mo...
A jack of all trades, the WB500 is a great option for photographers wanting something to cope well with a wide variety of scenarios...
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Product Code: ECWB500BBPGB The 10.2Mp Samsung WB500 is a chunky model thats too large to fit easily into a coat pocket. It has a huge 1/2.33in Schneider lens, weighs 240g and offers 24mm ultra-wide image capture and a 10x optical zoom that stretches...
Some will find the sheer bulk of the Samsung WB500 reassuring; we found it burdensome. Although the 10.3Mp sensor and 10x zoom were welcome, this was far from our favourite compact. Rosemary Hattersley Lowest online price: ££190.34...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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The Samsung WB500 is a good, rugged camera with impressive zoom range for a compact. It offers some original auto features, but at the same time gives the photographer room to experiment with manual settings if they so desire. Image quality is OK, alt...
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Camera manufacturers are always looking for some unique selling proposition. In the case of the Samsung WB500, it’s been marketed as world’s first compact with the equivalent of a 24mm, ultra wide optical 10x zoom. But with a few other models, such as...
The inclusion of the equivalent of a 24mm lens is to be welcomed and you certainly get a versatile zoom for your money. You also get plenty of features although quite how many of them users will get around to trying is debatable. But at least they’r...
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The Samsung WB500 is a 10.2-megapixel compact digital camera aimed at enthusiasts with a penchant for panoramas. Its main claim to fame is its 24mm wide-angle lens with a powerful 10x optical zoom — the first of its kind in the compact realm if Samsung is to be believed. Other noteworthy features include a 720p HD movie mode, a dual-image stabiliser for reduced image blur, a useful smart album mode that optimises browsing and a hefty array of manual controls. Most importantly, it also takes a p...
Attractive design, good array of modes and features, superb wide-angle lens and 10x optical zoom...
A bit bulky for a compact camera, troublesome menu, picture quality is merely adequate for the asking price...
The Samsung WB500 is an interesting and versatile compact digital camera that comes packed with advanced features. Its wide-angle lens and 10x optical zoom make up for its various shortcomings...
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digitalartsonline.co.uk Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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The Samsung WB500 is a 10.2-megapixel compact digital camera aimed at photographers with a penchant for panoramas. Its main claim to fame is its 24mm wide-angle lens with a powerful 10x optical zoom. Other noteworthy features include a 720p HD movie m...
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The WB500 is the flagship model of a new series of Samsung digicams that introduce a new Perfect Portrait System, which includes Face Detection, Beauty Shot and Smile and Blink Detection modes. Equipped with a 10.2 megapixel sensor and Schneider-Kreuzn...
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The Samsung WB500 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 10x optical zoom lens. The WB500 gives you a lot of zoom capacity in a relatively small body. The lens also offers plenty of flexibility with an ultra wide angle available. Other attractions inc...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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Samsung’s WB500 is the first real contender to Panasonic’s TZ models. With its 24mm ultra-wide-angle lens, 10x optical zoom, 2,7’’display and HD video, this camera means serious business. HandlingThough its body seems less robust than that of the Panas...
fast AF, pad menu can be customized, manual modes, HD video (720p), USB charging...
loss of detail, no Raw. format, no HDMI out on the device, proprietary USB/video...
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practicalphotography.com Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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Samsung's WB500 is a chunky looking compact that combines a desirable all-black finish with a practical 10x optical zoom lens. Read on to find out how it performed on test...
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cgena.com Updated:
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Photography has grown to be more of a hobby these past couple of years which is probably why there are a lot of small, compact cameras trying hard to be one of those big DSLRs most people are holding in their hands today. One such camera that adds to...
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Samsung is known to be prolific when it comes to introducing products to the masses, and in just a short span of a few months, we've seen a slew of compact digital cameras from the Korean chaebol. One such camera is the Samsung WB500, winner of the 2009 C...
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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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Alongside the WB550, reviewed back in August 2009, the WB500 is a similar yet slightly lower-spec camera at a suitably lower price point. Upon its release, the WB550 held the title as having the widest-angle 10x optical zoom lens - a trait that the WB5...
24mm wideangle, manual mode available...
Flash poorly placed, overall menu and layout design...
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The Samsung WB500 (also known as the Samsung HZ10W) is a pocket digital camera featuring a versatile 10x, 24mm wide-angle zoom lens. Taking on the popular Panasonic TZ series of cameras, the 10 megapixel WB500 has a 2.7 inch LCD screen, 24-240mm lens...
The Samsung WB500 / HZ10W is somewhat confusingly very similar to the WB550 / HZ15W, which was released just a couple of months later with a number of additional features intended to make it more competitive with Panasonics TZ7 model. Therefore decid...
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The Samsung WB500 is the worlds first mega zoom camera providing a 24mm wide angle zoom and a total range of 10x. This is quite an achievement when it comes to optics. Samsung has not been easy on itself. The specifications are appealing, although the...
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The 10.2Mp Samsung WB500 is a chunky model that's too large to fit easily into a coat pocket. It has a huge 1/2.33in Schneider lens, weighs 240g and offers 24mm ultra-wide image capture and a 10x optical zoom that stretches from 4.2 to 42mm.Finished i...
Some will find the sheer bulk of the Samsung WB500 reassuring; we found it burdensome. Although the 10.3Mp sensor and 10x zoom were welcome, this was far from our favourite compact...
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buy-n-shoot.com Updated:
2015-02-26 07:36:35
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The 10.2-megapixel WB500 looks and feels dissimilar from competing compacts and that’s because it brings something a little bit different to the market. At first sight, this particular Samsung model demonstrates a unique design approach that lends...
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