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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
BrandSamsung
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
TypeSmartphone
SeriesGalaxy S
FamilySamsung Galaxy
First releasedJuly 8, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-08)
Availability by regionJuly 8, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-08)
Discontinued2014; 12 years ago (2014)
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy Camera
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy K Zoom
RelatedSamsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
Samsung Galaxy NX
Compatible networks2G / 3G / 4G LTE
Form factorSlate
Operating systemOriginal: Android 4.2.2 with TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0
ModelSM-C101 / SM-C105

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is an Android-based smartphone with camera hybrid[1][2] with a 10x optical zoom (24–240 mm 35 mm equivalent) with f/3.1-6.3 lens with built-in optical image stabilizer and a standard xenon flash.[3] It was unveiled in June 12, 2013, and released on July 8, 2013.

The phone uses a Exynos 4212 SoC featuring a 1.5 GHz dualcore CPU.[4] There is a base model, SM-C101, and a variant featuring LTE 4G, SM-C105.[5]

Camera

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Its zoom lens with rotary knob

The S4 Zoom uses 1/2.33-inch 16 MP BSI-CMOS sensor and has both auto and manual camera control, and takes video in 1080p 30 fps (full HD) or 720p at smoother 60 fps.[6] The device can be categorized as a low/mid-end point-and-shoot camera.[7][3]

In one of the Scene modes, the user can set the exposure time, the ISO light sensitivity (up to ISO 3200), the aperture and the white balance manually,[8] which the main Galaxy S4 variant lacks.

It can record slow motion videos at 768×512 pixels at 120 frames per second, compared to 800×450 on the main Galaxy S4 and 720×480 on the Galaxy Note 2 at that frame rate. Slow motion video is recorded without audio track. One can also use the optical zoom while recording.[9][failed verification][8] While recording video, at any available resolution and frame rate, the optical zoom can optionally be slowed down, to avoid recording the sound of the Zoom Lens Engine.[8] This also applies to the succeeding Galaxy K Zoom.

While recording video, one can also take still images with around 3.2 megapixels, but only up to 6 pictures during the whole recording, no matter the length or the size of the video, even if this video is paused. Samsung has not given a reason for this limit.

The S4 Zoom has a rotary knob ring around the zoom lens that can be used for optical zooming[10] and to launch the camera from a dedicated mode selector.[3] The rotary ring knob can mount some compatible ring lights for macro photography.

Screen

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The screen has the same specifications as the S4 Mini, with a qHD (not to be confused with QHD) Display with 960×540 Pixels and a pixel Density of 256 ppi.
It uses Super-AMOLED-Technology, like most of Samsung's mid-range or flagship smartphones. It is protected with Gorilla Glass 3,[11] unlike the Gorilla Glass 2 used on the Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S4 Active. The Galaxy S4 (main model) has Gorilla Glass 3 as well.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Is It A Phone, Is It A Camera? No, It’s A Phamera! Samsung Unveils Its Jelly Bean-toting Galaxy Camera
  2. ^ Samsung Galaxy K Zoom review[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c GSMArena Team (2020-05-17). "Flashback: Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom, the phone that was mostly a camera". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14. (retrospective review)
  4. ^ "Test by German Notebookcheck of Galaxy S4 Zoom". Notebookcheck. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Samsung SM-C105 Firmware - Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE » Stock Firmware". Stock Firmware. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ "S4 zoom specs". Samsung.
  7. ^ "Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom review: a messy marriage of smartphone and camera". July 12, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Review and screen shots of the Galaxy S4 Zoom camera and video recording functionality by GSM Arena
  9. ^ but one can't actually record audio
  10. ^ Review and photos of the Galaxy S4 Zoom by GSM Arena
  11. ^ Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom specification sheet on GSMArena
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