Description: Samsung is announcing its advance into the
digital SLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex)
camera arena with the launch of the six mega-pixel GX-1S.
GX-1S is Samsung's first
digital SLR camera, developed in conjunction with Pentax.
Samsung now provides a full offering of
digital cameras to cater for the needs of everyone - from point and shooters to advanced enthusiast photographers.
Offering high portability and mobility through its compact design, the GX-1S will weigh just 505 grams and
house a 23.5mm x 15.7mm CCD image
sensor. The 3200 ISO equivalent allows high sensitivity shooting in indoor environments.
The GX-1S also provides a continuous shooting speed of 2.8 frames per second (up to eight frames in JPEG mode). Lens The GX-1S will utilize the new advanced Schneider Kreuznach D-Xenon
lens system and Pentax's
lens KAF bayonet mount
technology - all Pentax DSLR
lens will be mountable on the GX-1S.
Viewfinder The large TFT colour
LCD screen (2.5 inch and 210K pixels) and Pentaprism
technology ensure a clear and bright view. The field of view is 95% with magnification at 0.95x (50mm F1.4
lens).
Focusing, Shutter & Flash Modes include AF Single (with focus
lock) and manual focus together with continuous AF . Shutter speed is 30 ~ 1/4,000 sec. with Bulb. The flash is a built-in retractable P-TTL
auto pop-up offering the following modes: Auto, Manual, Auto/Red-eye reduction, Manual/red-eye reduction. Angle of view coverage is 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm). Recharge time is 3 seconds.
Samsung announced its vision of becoming a world class
digital camera manufacturer in May 2005. Since then,
Samsung has seen strong success and rapid sales growth via the launch of innovative slim style
cameras such as the Digimax i5 and i50
MP3. Its advanced
technology was recognized again in the high-end
camera Pro815 for semi-professional photographers.