Samsung unveils the Galaxy camera

Samsung announced a bevy of new devices Wednesday at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA 2012) trade show in Berlin.

For the first time, Samsung has extended its Galaxy family of products beyond Smartphones and tablets. The company launched the GALAXY Camera.

The GALAXY Camera combines high performance photography with the latest Android 4.1 platform, called Jelly Bean, and wireless network connectivity, creating a brand new type of device.

“With the growth of social networks and the prevalence of smartphones and tablets, people today communicate faster than words. As we increasingly articulate our experiences through pictures and videos the GALAXY Camera has been created to lead the way in this new era of visual communication. Communication becomes more vivid and lively with high quality images and instant sharing anywhere, anytime,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

The GALAXY Camera, boasting a 21x optical touch zoom lens and a super-bright 16M BSI CMOS sensor delivers pictures in brilliant quality. The device also features ‘Smart Pro’ technology, a series of modes that make professional-looking photography easy for anyone to achieve.

Along with the Galaxy camera, the company unveiled the Galaxy Note II, the ATIV S smartphone, ATIV Tab, Series 7 Slate PC and Series 5 Ultra touch.

Samsung’s ATIV S is the very first Microsoft Windows 8 device. The smartphone features a 4.8-inch HD display, 1.5 gigahertz dual-core processor, HSPA+ support, 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera and a Windows 8 mobile operating system.

Samsung is further blurring the line between laptops and tablets with the Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs.

Samsung’s series 7 Slate PCs are a Windows 8 laptop hybrid with a screen that pops off the keyboard to become a tablet. The tablet-laptop hybrid features an 11.6-inch touch screen, full multi-touch trackpad, S-Pen stylus that offers 1,024 levels of sensitivity and MediaHub software.

The Series 5 Ultra touch is a Windows 8 laptop with a touch screen and features a 10-point capacitive multi-touch screen.

The ATIV Tab is a 10.1-inch tablet computer that features Windows RT, which is a version of Microsoft Windows 8 that is built for ARM processors. The tablet has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, front- and rear-facing cameras, 1,366x768-pixel display and comes in a 32GB and 64GB model.

Currently, the device is intended for European markets, so there is limited information about a U.S. release date or pricing.

(Adopted from a press release along with inputs from mobileburn.com. Photo credit: Samsung UK)