A Digital Camera That Adds Sound and Travel Tips
A Digital Camera That Adds Sound and Travel Tips
New York Times, United States
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Published: August 30, 2007
Digital cameras are starting to compete with cellphones as the most versatile gadget. Samsung’s new i85 model packs an 8-megapixel camera inside its brushed aluminum body, as well as a personal media player for enjoying digital music and video between shots.
The i85 also comes with Samsung’s World Tour Guide software that provides travel information for 30 countries, and it can shoot MPEG-4 video clips during the journey.
The camera, which measures about 3.7 inches wide by 2.4 inches tall and is less than an inch thick, has a 3-inch L.C.D. touch screen on the back to help show off its multimedia bells and whistles. A headphone port and built-in stereo speakers provide the sound.
Due in stores soon, the i85 has a suggested retail price of about $350; more information is available at www.samsungcamerausa.com. The camera comes with 256 megabytes of internal memory, and you can use SD cards to add up to four gigabytes of room for storing photos and other files.
J. D. BIERSDORFER
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