Samsung
Samsung ST100
RM 660.00
Price last checked: 8 Oct 2013. Confirm current price before buying.
This is a point-and-shoot from Samsung's compact camera lineup, built around a 14 megapixel CCD sensor and a 5x optical zoom lens covering 35-175mm equivalent. Optical image stabilization helps keep shots steady at the telephoto end, and the 3.5-inch touchscreen, unusually large for this class, handles menu navigation and focus point selection. There's no viewfinder, so you're composing on screen only.
Video tops out at 720p at 30fps in Motion JPEG, which is dated by today's standards but fine for casual clips. Storage is limited to 30MB internal, so a microSD card is essential from day one. Samsung ST100 price in Malaysia starts from RM660, positioning it as a budget compact rather than a premium shooter.
At 155g and 100 x 60 x 20mm, it's genuinely pocketable. Flash range sits at 3.1m, autofocus includes face detection and touch AF, and macro focusing gets down to 5cm. This suits someone after a simple grab-and-go camera rather than manual control; there's no aperture or shutter priority, and exposure is largely automated with scene modes doing the heavy lifting.
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Full Specifications
| Screen | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 3.5" |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Body | |
| Dimensions | 100 x 60 x 20 mm (3.94 x 2.36 x 0.79″) |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 155g |
| Body type | Ultracompact |
| Connectivity | |
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI | Yes |
| GPS | |
| Sensors | |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Audio | |
| Microphone | Mono |
| Other | |
| Maximum Resolution | 4320 x 3240 |
| Other Resolutions | 4000 x 3000, 4320 x 2880, 4272 x 2848, 4224 x 2376, 3648 x 2432, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768 |
| Image ratio w:h | 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels | 14.00 megapixels |
| Sensor photo detectors | 14.00 megapixels |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) |
| Sensor type | CCD |
| ISO | Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| White balance presets | 5 |
| Custom white balance | No |
| Image stabilization | Optical |
| Uncompressed format | No |
| Focal length (equiv.) | 35–175 mm |
| Optical zoom | 5x |
| Autofocus | - Contrast Detect (sensor) - Multi-area - Center - Single - Touch - Face Detection - Live View |
| Digital zoom | Yes (5x) |
| Manual focus | No |
| Normal focus range | 80 cm (31.50″) |
| Macro focus range | 5 cm (1.97″) |
| Articulated LCD | Fixed |
| Screen dots | 1152000 |
| Live view | No |
| Viewfinder type | None |
| Maximum aperture | F3.6 - F4.8 |
| Minimum shutter speed | 8 sec |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/1000 sec |
| Aperture priority | No |
| Shutter priority | No |
| Manual exposure mode | No |
| Subject / scene modes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | Yes |
| Flash range | 3.10 m |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync |
| Continuous drive | Yes |
| Self-timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Double) |
| Metering modes | - Multi - Center-weighted - Spot |
| Exposure compensation | ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps) |
| Format | - Motion JPEG |
| Resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) |
| Storage types | MicroSD/ MicroSDHC, Internal |
| Storage included | 30 MB Internal |
| Remote control | No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
