What is it?
Samsung takes its dual-view camera a step ahead by making it internet-ready, just like the way we'd want it. Say hello to the DV300F.
What do you mean by internet-ready?
Well, Samsung's dual-view camera range, with an additional screen on the front for easy self-shoot, is quite a hit already. Now the Korean giant has introduced a WiFi option, which means you can easily upload pictures and videos from your camera to Picasa, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube. This also means you can now transfer files wirelessly to your computer or to cloud-storage accounts that are all the rage now. Another cool option is the ability to automatically back up those pictures and videos to your PC or cloud storage when you are in a WiFi range without having to manually do it.
So what else is special about it?
Besides its WiFi USP, the DV300F comes with a 16-megapixel resolution, 5x optical zoom and a 25mm wide-angle lens. While the front 1.5-inch screen is a clever option, which gives you a countdown on self-shoot mode, Samsung has added a nice little touch in that the tiny screen can play a short, animated clip which will get toddlers to actually look at the camera when you're taking pictures or filming them. As with many Samsung cameras now, there are some fun templates and options by which you can tweak your pictures: The picture-in-picture options let you merge pictures while the Artistic Brush effects help you give your picture that little extra edge. You can even freeze the background of a moving object.
Point-and-shoot cameras are now competing with smartphones, some of which are now offering embarrassingly high megapixels and plenty of options. And the DV300F is a nice little addition to that mix, out to prove that to have the most fun out of taking photos and videos, you still need your camera.
So when is it available?
The DV300F was launched during Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai recently and is scheduled to be on shop shelves by next month.
