Too often, quality point-and-shoots can alienate novice users, bullying them into unfamiliar systems with completely new and unfriendly menus. While neither camera sported sensors or lenses worth bragging about, their incredibly user-friendly physical and in-camera navigation easily won us over. We were impressed with what Samsung brought to the table with the WB150 F and the WB850 F. The Samsung Galaxy Camera comes with a USB, charger, li-ion battery, and wrist strap. So is the Galaxy Camera’s hybridity enough to help it live up to such a steep price tag, or will its dual nature make it a lame smart device and camera? Read on. Its $500 price is going to cause more than a few double takes, as well it should. It’s the first, truly connected camera of its kind, and while there are plenty of getting-used-to moments with this device, it’s setting a whole new bar for the kind of experience consumers expect from their electronics. And while other new models from Samsung have certainly packed a punch, nothing has quite prepared us for the Samsung Galaxy Camera. It planned to push point-and-shoot cameras sporting Wi-Fi capabilities and easy-upload despite a sea of mirrorless DSLRs flooding the show. Fitbit Versa 3Ībout a year ago, at CES 2012, we learned that Samsung was going all-in on connected cameras.
