GSMArena.com GSMArena.com

Tip us

1.5m
109k
RSS

EV

Merch

Log in

Login

I forgot my password
Sign up
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Videos
  • Featured
  • Phone Finder
  • Deals
  • MerchNew
  • Coverage
  • Contact
ADVERTISEMENTS
GSMArena team, 14 February 2010

First look


Samsung S8500 Wave preview: First look

  • Comments (133)
  • User reviews
  • S8500 Wave

6. Camera, stills and video samples
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360-degree spin, display
  3. 3. Design and construction
  4. 4. Bada OS
  5. 5. Multimedia: gallery, music and video
  6. 6. Camera, stills and video samples
  7. 7. Connectivity, web browser, applications, final words
  8.  
  9. Samsung S8500 Wave specification
  10. User opinions and reviews
  11. Review comments (133)

Samsung Bada Touch UI

This article is outdated. We have already published a full review.

A promising 5-megapixel sharpshooter

The second Samsung S8500 Wave unit we accommodate at our office turned out a pre-marketing sample as well. However, this one has an operational camera along with the previously missing camera key.

The Samsung S8500 Wave is capable of taking 5 megapixel photos and capturing 720p videos.

The S8500 camera viewfinder is quite reminiscent of company's recent cameraphones. The comfortable interface is nicely touch-optimized and has all you need on the two vertical bars on each side of the viewfinder.

Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
The camera interface

The basic options are here - ISO, white balance, default storage, stabilizer, face and blink detection, geo-tagging etc. You can switch the default storage between the main memory, the built-in 2 or 8 gigs flash storage and the microSD card.

Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
Camera options

The Wave produces splendid photos (for a 5-megapixel shooter). The amount of resolved detail is good even at this early stage and even noise levels are kept under control. Only the colors could be a tad more vibrant. Here go the Samsung S8500 Wave samples.

Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
Camera samples

Synthetic resolution

We also snapped our resolution chart with the Samsung S8500 Wave. You can check out what that test is all about here.

Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
Samsung S8500 Wave resolution chart photo • 100% crops

Video recording

The Wave captures 720p videos. Like the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, the S8500 Wave features continuous autofocus during video recording, which allows it to act just like a dedicated video camera.

Samsung are still mum on the video frame rate. Our unit outputs videos at 30fps but under closer inspection of those, there seemed to be only 24 unique frames while the 6 other were duplicates.

But having a steady 24fps is actually a good thing as it provides for a relatively smooth playback. After all, big screen movies are all shot as 24 fps. The Samsung Omnia HD was also trying out for a 24fps output but it hardly reached that with its videos running around 20-22 fps.

Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
Samsung S8500 Wave Samsung S8500 Wave
The camcorder interface

But enough talking, here's a video sample made by the Samsung S8500 Wave.

You can also check these two video samples that we shot at the MWC.

And here's a second camcorder sample, this time shot outdoors:

Next Page » 7. Connectivity, web browser, applications, final words
6. Camera, stills and video samples
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360-degree spin, display
  3. 3. Design and construction
  4. 4. Bada OS
  5. 5. Multimedia: gallery, music and video
  6. 6. Camera, stills and video samples
  7. 7. Connectivity, web browser, applications, final words
  8.  
  9. Samsung S8500 Wave specification
  10. User opinions and reviews
  11. Review comments (133)

Reviews Samsung S8500 Wave previewPage 6
  • Comments (133)
  • User reviews
  • S8500 Wave

Phone finder

  • Samsung
  • Apple
  • Huawei
  • Nokia
  • Sony
  • LG
  • HTC
  • Motorola
  • Lenovo
  • Xiaomi
  • Google
  • Honor
  • Oppo
  • Realme
  • OnePlus
  • vivo
  • Meizu
  • BlackBerry
  • Asus
  • Alcatel
  • ZTE
  • Microsoft
  • Vodafone
  • Energizer
  • Cat
  • Sharp
  • Micromax
  • Infinix
  • TCL
  • Ulefone
  • Tecno
  • Doogee
  • Blackview
  • BLU
  • Panasonic
  • Plum

All brands Rumor mill

ADVERTISEMENTS

Related articles

  • Samsung Galaxy Buds2 update improves charging
  • Sir Ridley Scott used a Galaxy S23 Ultra to shoot a short film
  • Exynos 2400 chipset reportedly coming with 10-core CPU
  • Top 10 trending phones of week 5
ADVERTISEMENTS

Popular reviews

Apple iOS 14 review

Apple iOS 14 review
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra review

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra review
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G review

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G review

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Nio prepares to launch 2 more unannounced EVs in next few months Nio prepares to launch 2 more unannounced EVs in next few months Xiaomi demands payout from supplier over leaked imagesCanalys: Indian EV market grows a whopping 223% in 2022
ADVERTISEMENTS

Home News Reviews Compare Coverage Glossary FAQ RSS feed Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram

© 2000-2023 GSMArena.com Mobile version Android app Tools Contact us Merch store Privacy Terms of use Change Ad Consent Do not sell my data