Samsung WB500

Samsung WB500

We have been looking at the WB500 by Samsung digital imaging so far. The strongest point of the WB500 is to support the world first 24mm ultra wide angle and optical 10x zoom at the same time. It’s really rare to support wide and tele angle at the same time for a normal compact digital camera, so customers used to purchase a product according to their preference. But the WB500 supports both wide and tele angle, so it was a very charming camera for users taking pictures with various FOV. Especially, when taking pictures with tele angle, it might be so vulnerable to shake. Therefore, the Dual IS function was quite satisfactory. Other than that, the video recording function up to 720p and portrait system optimized to human pictures were also great. However, things I wasn’t fully satisfied with were that the lens protrudes a lot, because it supports various FOV, so it’s not that slim, and that the AF system sometimes misses the focus. But the merit supporting various FOV was so big that it was good enough to use. Therefore, I recommend this product to users who need wide range of FOV.