The Samsung Galaxy Camera ($499) is a very successful merger of Android with a point-and-shoot camera. It takes great photos, which you can immediately share online via Android apps. It has Wi-Fi and an optional phone-network connection for uploading wherever you are.
Pop-up Flash
The flash pops up via a side button (though it sometimes gets stuck).
Big Zoom
The lens has an optical zoom up to 21x, giving it a tremendous advantage over smartphone cameras.
Beautiful Design
The white exterior looks great and is fairly resistant to fingerprints. A side grip ensures you can hold the camera firmly.
Large Display
The Galaxy Camera?s screen is essentially the same as the one on the Galaxy S III smartphone ? a bright 4.8-inch PenTile LCD.
Compact Form Factor
The Samsung Galaxy Camera isn?t the smallest point-and-shoot, but it has a slim design, and will still slip into a pocket (albeit barely).
Camera Screen
This is the camera screen. Manual controls, settings, your gallery and the Android home screen are all a single tap away.
Home Screen
The camera?s home screen works just like a smartphone?s, complete with widgets and folder.
Manual Controls
The UI for the manual controls is gorgeous. Shutter speed, aperture, exposure and ISO are all controlled via curved sliders. It?s very intuitive.
Smart Modes
The camera offers several smart modes, which come borrowed from the Galaxy phones, such as Best Face, Continuous Shot and Panorama.
Data Management
If you upload a lot of photos and video, you?ll quickly burn through your data plan quickly. Luckily, the camera lets you view which apps are the biggest data hogs, and you can tell the camera to only upload when the screen is on. You can also set a hard data limit.
Gallery Tricks
Like the Galaxy Note II, the Gallery offers some fun options for viewing your photos, such as this helix pattern.
