Samsung, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the addition of two new models to its WB-series of high zoom, point-and-shoot digital cameras, with the introduction of the WB650 and WB600.

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Samsung announces the new WB650
Samsung adds 15x optical zoom, high end compact
cameras to WB-series
WB650 offers GPS Technology with Visual Map-View and 3.0" AMOLED Screen
London, UK - January 19, 2010 - Samsung, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics,
today announced the addition of two new models to its WB-series of high zoom, point-and-shoot digital cameras, with
the introduction of the WB650 and WB600. The 12.2 mega-pixel WB650 and WB600 offer the same wide-angle 24mm
Schneider lenses as their predecessors, the WB550 and WB500, but extend the telephoto capability of the range from
a 10x optical zoom to an impressive 15x optical zoom. In addition, the WB650 even comes equipped with a super
sharp 3.0" AMOLED display and built-in GPS technology for the automatic geo-tagging of images from anywhere in the
world.

2. Continuing to provide consumers with high end solutions within the high-zoom category, the WB650/WB600 both carry
a huge 24mm ultra wide angle + 15X super optical zoom. In addition, the WB series are equipped with a world-first 15X
super-zoom lens, within a 30mm thick compact camera body. With such wide-angle and telephoto capabilities, users
will have access to a wider shooting range from a shorter distance, making it possible to capture beautiful landscapes,
entire wedding parties, and skyscrapers from an increased distance. The cameras" high-performance Schneider
KREUZNACH lenses are also paired with Dual Image Stabilisation (IS), which allows users to capture crystal-clear
images by both Optical and Digital Image stabilisers. The Optical IS intelligently compensates for hand trembling by
shifting the lens in the opposite direction. When Optical IS isn"t quite enough, the Digital IS automatically takes over to
ensure virtually blur-free images.
The WB650 features an exceptional 3.0" AMOLED display which offers significant benefits compared to traditional LCD
screens. The impressive screen enhances the experience for consumers with a much brighter and sharper display,
which can easily be viewed outdoors and even in direct sunlight. The AMOLED screen offers improved battery life, a
higher contrast ratio, more vibrant colours, and the ability to display images that can be reviewed at any angle while
fully maintaining the same colour resolution. The WB600 features a large, 3.0" TFT LCD.
The WB650 also comes with built-in GPS technology to pinpoint and store the exact location that the shots were taken.
With the WB650, users can geo-tag digital images, recording the longitude and latitude of where in the world the photo
was taken. The camera will display the name of the city and country on its AMOLED screen. Thanks to its visual map-
view feature, users can even check the photos" location on a map without having to upload the images to the Internet.

3. Not only do both cameras deliver truly exceptional stills shots. The WB650 and the WB600 both put high-definition
video recording in the palm of your hand thanks to the ability to record video at a resolution of 720p / 30fps. Samsung
also incorporates H.264 compression and offers consumers true HDMI connectivity, which allows the camera to be
connected directly to an HDTV without the need for a cradle. Additionally, to further simplify users" ability to record the
best video possible, the cameras offer Samsung"s advanced scene recognition technology, Smart Auto (Still & Movie).
Smart Auto has been upgraded from the WB550 and WB500, as it can now be used with video as well as with still
images. Similar to the way the technology analyses the composition of an image to select the best scene mode when
capturing digital stills, the technology will do the same for video, automatically choosing between one of four pre-
programmed settings and selecting the setting that will yield the best footage with proper exposure and colour balance.
"These cameras represent what consumers can expect from Samsung," said Steve Mitchell, Marketing General
Manager, Samsung Digital Imaging. "From their powerful optics to the exceptional combination of features which make
snapping perfect pictures every time effortless, Samsung"s new WB-Series goes above and beyond what"s expected
from a point-and-shoot and raises the bar even higher for this class of high zoom compacts."