Performance
Sample
photos
Portrait
| 1/45 sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 120
Landscape
| 1/1000 sec | f/3.2 | 4.0 mm | ISO 100
Low
light | 0.7 sec | f/4.4 | 14.3 mm | ISO 100
Pet’s
portrait | 1/250 sec | f/3.6 | 6.8 mm | ISO 100
The sample photos have bright colors and
good exposure. Portraits have smooth and pleasant skin tones without red eyes.
Landscapes also have excellent green and blue colors when shot in good weather.
Lens performance
Wide-angle
| 1/1000 sec | f/3.2 | 4.0 mm | ISO 100
Part
of the optical zoom | 1/1000 sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100
Full
optical zoom | 1/350 sec | f/5.8 | 72.0 mm | ISO 100
Macro
| 1/30 sec | f/3.2 | 4.0 mm | ISO 100
Photos have good details in both lens ends
with good control of purple fringing. The lens has a minimum focus range of 5cm
to let you close enough to get a good close-up shot.
ISO
noise performance
1/10
sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 100, 1/20 sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 200 and 1/45
sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 400
1/90
sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 800, 1/180 sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 1600 and
1/350 sec | f/4.2 | 11.9 mm | ISO 3200
At low noise of ISO 100, 200 and 400, photos
remain sharp. ISO 800 is noisy enough to make images become slightly softer.
Some details are lost at ISO 1600, with relatively poor image quality at ISO
3200.
White
balance performance
AWB
set before –yellow lights, yellow lights set before – yellow light and AWB set
before – Fluorescent Light
H
Fluorescent light set before – Fluorescent Light and L Fluorescent light set
before – fluorescent lights
Under incandescent lights (yellow) both
Automatic white balance (AWB) and yellow lights before setting modes prove to
be good. AWB also takes a good picture under fluorescent lights, with the
previous two have set a pattern
Panorama
| 1/500 sec | f/4.6 | 4.0 mm | ISO 100
Panorama
mode
Panoramic photos have a good amount of
details stitched together well.
Digital
filter
Animation
- Classic – Cross filter - Ankle
Watercolor
- Oil on canvas - Nostalgia - Focus Light
Vignette
- Magnified - Sketch - Miniature
There are many filters available to help
you capture unique images and creative photos with the examples above.
Values
Samsung WB250F is available at about $307
with a magnification similar to consider the Fujifilm FinePix F660 (15x optical
zoom) at $143, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25 (16x optical zoom) of $238 and the
Nikon Coolpix S9400 (optical zoom 18x) at $340. The other cameras with Wi-Fi are
Canon IXUS 140 at $245, Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300 at $430 and Nikon Coolpix
S5200 at $276.
You also need to buy a memory card and a
case or a bag to keep the camera safe and protected - check out our complete
guide to our camera bag.
Conclusion
Samsung WB250F is packaged with a variety
of useful applications to make it an ideal camera for traveling – it has a
versatile 18x lens, but it's small enough to carry in your pocket. Its WiFi allows
you to connect to wireless networks and mobile devices to edit and share photos
wherever you are. It has good image quality, although you cannot shoot in RAW
mode. For a camera with Wi-Fi and a good zoom range, you cannot argue when
considering that it is available at around $307.
Advantages
·
Built-in Wi-Fi
·
Good zoom range for a pocketable camera.
·
Value for money
·
Full Manual Controls
·
1080p HD Video
·
Brilliant photo
·
AWB shown good
·
Panoramic image stitched together well.
Disadvantages
·
No RAW mode
·
Handles can be rubberized
·
No CIPA battery indicator
·
Continuous shooting 6 image limit.
·
No HDMI connection
Verdict
·
Function: 5/5
·
Control: 3.5 / 5
·
Performance: 4/5
·
Value: 4/5
·
General Review: 4/5
Specifications
|
Lens
·
Maximum Aperture: f/3.2 - f/5.8
·
35mm equivalent: 24mm - 432mm
·
Optical Zoom: 18x
Image Sensor
·
Pixel CCD pixels: 14.2Mp (Megapixels)
·
Pixels (W): 4320
·
Pixels (H): 3240
·
Sensor Type: Back-lit CMOS (B.S.I.)
·
Sensor Size: 1/2.33 inch
·
Sensor Size (Width): No data
·
Sensor Size (height): No data
·
Aspect ratio: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
LCD Screen
·
LCD screen: 3in
·
Screen resolution: 460,000 points
·
Touchscreen: Yes
Focus
·
Minimum Focus: 5cm
·
Focus mode: Autofocus, Manual, Face Detection,
AF Tracking, Multi, Center, Touch AF
Exposure Controls
·
Shortest Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec
·
Longest Shutter Speed: 16 seconds
·
Exposure mode: Program, Aperture-Priority,
Shutter-Priority, Manual, Scene modes
·
Measurement: Centre-weighted - Average, Multi
Pattern, Spot
·
Sensitivity ISO: 100 - 3200
·
White Balance: Auto, Manual, Outdoors /
Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent,
·
Exposure Compensation: + / -2
Shooting options
·
Continuous Shooting: 8fps
Video
·
Movie mode: there
·
Image Resolution: 1920x1080, 1280x720 720p, VGA 640x480, 320x240 QVGA
·
Video FPS: 30
·
Stereo: No
·
Optical zoom with video: Yes
Other functions
·
Vibration: Yes
·
Interface: USB 2, Wi-Fi
Storage
·
Card Type: SD, SDHC, SDXC
·
File Type: JPG
Sources of power
·
Rechargeable battery: Type of connection:
SLB-10A
·
CIPA rating: No data
Dimensions
·
Weight: 184g
·
Width: 106.05mm
·
Height: 61.65mm
·
Depth: 21.65mm
|
