Samsung Invigorates i-Series With Addition of the Stylish i8 Las Vegas, NV (January 7, 2008) – Samsung today announced the i8 – an eight mega-pixel, ultra-thin, ultra-stylish digital camera supporting Samsung’s PMP multimedia technology. PMP, which has become the defining feature of Samsung’s popular i-Series, gives users the ability to enjoy movies, videos and their favorite music while on-the-go.
The i8 boasts a redesigned body, sporting a glossy and reflective
finish, and measures in at a pocket-sized 3.5" x 2.3" x 0.8". At the
heart of the camera lies a high-performance, eight mega-pixel sensor
that produces ultra-clear and sharp images. The i8 also features a
non-protruding, 3x optical zoom, enabling shooters to get close to
their subjects without compromising their low profiles. To help compose
their shots, review their images, or enjoy video clips and movies,
shooters can take advantage of the large 2.7" LCD screen, which will
automatically brighten or dim depending on the current lighting
situation. For reviewing and sharing images with others, the i8 also
includes an intuitive Multi-Slide Show. With Multi-Slide Show,
end-users can playback their images using five different slide
transitions and can also have their images set to scroll to the
camera’s preloaded music or their own favorite MP3 files.
“Samsung’s i-Series of ultra-compact digital cameras offers consumers
features not found in any other digital camera on the market,” said
Stewart Henderson, Vice President Marketing, Samsung Opto-Electronics
America. “These cameras are entirely unique and revolutionary, and
highlight the different technologies that Samsung brings to the market,
and that’s especially true with our PMP technology. The i8 builds upon
the i85, a CES INNOVATIONS Award winner, and takes our i-Series to a
new level.”
When setting the camera to PMP mode, i8 users can easily listen to
their favorite MP3 files or watch their favorite video content on the
camera’s large, 2.7" high-resolution display. The bundled Digimax
Converter software seamlessly converts the user’s MPEG, AVI, MOV, WMV
and ASF files for viewing on the i8. For music on-the-go, the software
can also convert MP3 and WAV audio files in several simple steps. The
innovative software also allows users to view subtitles, adjust the
screen size and crop and stretch the image to fit the screen as
desired. To listen to videos or music, the i8 features a 2.5mm
headphone port and external speaker boasting SRS 3D acoustic technology.
Additionally, like the CES INNOVATIONS Award winning i85, the i8 also
features Samsung’s innovative World Tour Guide function, which provides
travel information covering 4,500 regions in 30 countries– helping
users to plan trips and find their way while on the road.
The ultra-thin i8 also features advanced movie mode, which offers users
SVGA (800x592) MPEG-4 video and advanced editing controls. By using the
camera’s Successive Recording mode, users can pause, and then resume
filming of video clips without having to save the clips as individual
files. Additionally, users can operate the camera’s optical zoom while
filming and can engage a movie stabilizer to compensate for unwanted
camera movement and subject blur.
In low-light situations, shooters can rest assured that their images
will come out sharp and clear as the i8 is equipped with Samsung’s DIS
(Digital Image Stabilization) image stabilization system and an ISO
equivalent of 1600. When engaged, DIS helps to minimize the effects of
hand shake and ensures that the best shots are captured even in dimly
lit conditions.
Shooters can also take advantage of the camera’s numerous user-friendly
features, including its Face Detection and Auto Red Eye Fix modes. Face
Detection makes taking pictures of family and friends a snap as it
automatically detects up to nine faces and adjusts focus and exposure
to ensure better composition and image quality – all the user needs to
do is point and shoot. Shooters can remove red-eye during image
payback, or for even greater convenience, set the i8 to Auto Red Eye
Fix to automatically detect and eliminate red-eye from their images as
they are taken.
Another user-friendly feature of the i8 is its Function Description
feature. Designed to reduce the intimidation factor of the cameras’
various modes, the Function Description automatically provides a brief
and easy to understand description of each setting when scrolling
through the cameras’ menus, helping the end-user determine which
setting is appropriate for their current shooting scenario. The i8’s
Photo Help Guide is another intuitive feature incorporated into the
digital camera. Photo Help Guide offers the end-user a guided tour of
how to take better images as well as easy-to-follow tips instructing
them how to obtain excellent results.
I8: $299 MSRP – Available February 2008
Samsung Opto-Electronics America, Inc., Secaucus, N.J., is the U.S.
subsidiary of Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., Sungnam Kyungki-Do, Korea.
Samsung Opto-Electronics markets a full line of auto focus cameras,
zoom and digital cameras for the amateur as well as the professional
under the Samsung brand name.
For full specifications and hi-res images visit the Samsung Camera website at:
www.samsungcamerausa.com
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