Description
As its name implies, the L74 Wide specializes in taking wide-angle shots. Its 3.6x zoom lens starts at a 28mm-equivalent angle of view, letting you fit more into your shot, which tends to be much more useful in everyday situations. For example, a 28mm-equivalent lens can get more people into a group photo, or frame a tall building without forcing you to step back as far as you would with a 35 or 38mm-equivalent lens. In an attempt to help keep your shots steady, the L74 Wide includes Samsung's Advanced Shake Reduction, an electronic image stabilization system that boosts ISO sensitivity and speeds up the shutter for high-speed and zoomed-in shots.
The solid-feeling L74 Wide is actually rather slim, measuring less than an inch thick. A 3-inch touch screen LCD takes up the entirety of the camera's back. It serves as the camera's primary control interface.L74 Wide offers a unique feature, a useful little on-camera guidebook called the World Tour Guide. While it contains information for countries and cities all over the world, it's far from comprehensive; it mostly lists landmarks and places to visit, with a small snapshot and a short text blurb to go with each place.
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Technical Details
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General |
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| Product Type |
Digital camera - Compact |
| Weight |
6.1 oz |
| Width |
4.1 in |
| Depth |
0.9 in |
| Height |
2.4 in |
Main Features |
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| Resolution |
7.2 megapixels |
| Sensor resolution |
7.2 megapixels |
| Optical Sensor Type |
CCD |
| Effective Sensor Resolution |
7,200,000 pixels |
| Total Pixels |
7,400,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size |
1/2.5 in |
| Light Sensitivity |
ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600 |
| Digital Zoom |
5 x |
| Shooting Modes |
Frame movie mode |
| Shooting Programs |
Food, Text, Scene, Sunset, Children, Close-up, Fireworks, Landscape, Back light, Beach/snow, Self-portrait, Night portrait |
| Special effects |
Red, Blue, Green, Sepia, Frames, Negative, Saturation, Black & White |
| Max Shutter Speed |
1/1000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed |
2 sec |
| Exposure Metering |
Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted |
| Exposure Modes |
Program, Automatic |
| Exposure Compensation |
±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance |
Presets, Automatic |
| White Balance Presets |
Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white) |
| Digital video format |
MPEG-4 |
| Still Image Format |
JPEG |
| Color support |
Color |
| Video Capture |
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480, MPEG-4 - 640 x 480, MPEG-4 - 320 x 240, MPEG-4 - 320 x 240, MPEG-4 - 800 x 592, MPEG-4 - 800 x 592 |
Memory / Storage |
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| Flash Memory |
512 MB Flash - Integrated |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 3072 x 2304, JPEG 3072 x 2048, JPEG 3072 x 1728, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1024 x 768 |
| Flash memory |
512 MB - Integrated |
| Supported Flash Memory |
MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
Lens System |
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| Type |
Zoom lens - 4.7 mm - 16.7 mm - F/2.8-5.6 |
| Focal Length |
4.7 mm - 16.7 mm |
| Lens Manufacturer |
Samsung |
Additional Features |
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| Self Timer |
Yes |
| Self Timer Delay |
2 sec, 10 sec |
| Additional Features |
DPOF support, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, In-camera movie editing |
Camera Flash |
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| Effective Flash Range |
8 in - 16.4 ft |
| Type |
Built-in flash |
| Flash Modes |
Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction |
| Red Eye Reduction |
Yes |
| Effective flash range |
8 in - 16.4 ft |
Display |
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| Type |
LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color |
| Mounting |
Built-in |
| Resolution |
230,000 pixels |
Microphone |
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| Type |
Microphone - Built-in |
| Mode |
Mono |
Connections |
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| Connector Type |
1 x USB, 1 x DC power input, 1 x Composite video/audio output |
| Expansion Slot(s) |
1 x SD Memory Card |
Lens Systems |
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| Auto Focus |
TTL contrast detection |
| Type |
Zoom lens |
| Focal length |
4.7 mm - 16.7 mm |
| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera |
28 - 100 mm |
| Focus adjustment |
Manual, Automatic |
| Min Focus Range |
31.5 in |
| Macro Focus Range |
5-80cm |
| Lens Aperture |
F/2.8-5.6 |
| Optical Zoom |
3 x |
Miscellaneous |
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| Included Accessories |
Battery pack |
| Min Operating Temperature |
32 °F |
| Max Operating Temperature |
104 °F |
| Operating humidity |
5 - 85% |
Power |
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| Power Device |
Battery adapter - External |
System Requirements for PC Connection |
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| System Requirements Details |
Pentium II - 64 MB - 200 MB, PowerPC G3 - 64 MB - 110 MB |
| Hardware |
Pentium II - 64 MB, PowerPC G3 - 64 MB |
| Min hard drive |
200 MB, 110 MB |
| Operating system |
MS Windows 98, MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS 9.0 or later |
| Peripherals |
USB port, CD-ROM drive |
Battery |
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| Supported Battery |
Samsung SLB-1137D Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1100 mAh ( Included ) |
Software |
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| Type |
Drivers & Utilities |
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