Samsung Digimax A400

The Big Picture

• The Samsung Digimax A400 has been building a reputation as a good value 4 mega-pixel digital camera ideal for beginners and intermediate users.
• It's a small, portable carry it anywhere compact digital camera which includes 2.8x optical and 4x digital zoom.
• The Samsung Digimax A400 has developed its reputation based on crisp images, both still and video, and lots of good features, including multiple flash modes and adjustable white balance.

Reviews

CNet said:

"Compared to other point-and-shoot digital cameras on the market, it is very inexpensive."

DC Views said:

"Superb 5cm macro mode.."

Specification

• Size: 109 x 56.5 x 34 mm.
• Weight: 140g.
• 2-inch LCD screen.
• Image edit function including slide show, trimming function, image protection.
• Reflector for taking pictures of yourself while checking your pose and your looks in the circular reflector.
• Five-function button including: flash selection, self-timer, and replaying voice recordings and movie clips.
• Five Scene modes - Night, Portrait, Landscape, Text, and Fireworks.
• Continuous shooting and a double self-timer function with 2 and 10 second delays is provided. Therefore you can shoot high quality images when you take commemorative pictures, or close-ups, or take shots at very short range.
• White balance functions - Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten, and Custom. Movie Recording and Play Function in VGA (640x480).
• PictBridge Direct Printing System.
• You can use a USB cable to connect this camera to a printer without a PC, and select paper types and sizes supported by the printer from a menu in the camera.
• 16.0 MB of internal flash memory, or on an external SD/MMC card.
• Voice Recording and Voice Memo.
• Film clips with audio at resolutions up to 640 x 480 (VGA) at a maximum rate of 24fps. The length of the movie clips are only limited to the capacity of the memory card.
• Voice recording up to one hour can be recorded with the cameras built-in microphone and sound clips can be attached to individual still images.
• The largest recommend print size, estimated from the camera's resolution, is 8 x 10.

About Samsung

• Korean manufacturer Samsung markets a full line of auto focus cameras, zoom and digital cameras for amateurs and professionals under the Samsung brand. CCTV monitors and lenses, motor zoom lenses, binoculars, observation and security systems and video presenters are other products in the company's photographic and optical equipment range.

Conclusion

• The Digimax A400 offers a lot of features, including multiple flash modes and adjustable white balance.
• Most reviewers have been happy with video and still image quality, its ease of use and portability.
• With the A400 this year Samsung was aiming to show off a good 4.0 mega pixel digital camera with good functionality at an affordable price. So far the vast majority of reactions have confirmed this is the case.