Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Camera will be snapping pictures on the AT&T network first

AT&T will be the first to sell Samsung's Galaxy Camera in the US.

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I'm quite excited about Samsung's Galaxy Camera, as it ushers in an era of Android-powered point-and-shoot digital cameras from a strong Android-based smartphone maker.

Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Camera will be snapping pictures on the AT&T network first | TweakTown.com

Samsung's Galaxy Camera will first drop on AT&T's network, who will offer the camera on a 4G (non-LTE) data plan. There's no details on pricing, or if the carrier will offer any sort of subsidy. AT&T have stated that they will unveil pricing when the camera is released in a few weeks time.

In case you haven't heard of the Galaxy Camera, let's run over the specs again. We're looking at a normal point-and-shoot camera, that is just a powerful as a decent smartphone minus the voice call part of things. The Galaxy Camera sports 21x optical zoom with f/2.8 maximum aperture, with a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with an ISO range from 100 to 3,200.

On the rear of the Galaxy Camera there's a 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD touch screen with a resolution of 1280x720. Inside the camera we'll find a quad-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 8GB of internal storage which is expandable through an SD card slot, all while running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Not too freakin' bad for a camera!

3G/4G and Wi-Fi networks are baked in, where you'll have the ability to share photos through social networks like Facebook or Instagram, all on the go. I'm quite excited to see how this sells, as the point-and-shoot market has become quite lacklustre over the years - this should be a much-needed injection of excitement in an otherwise unexciting market.

NEWS SOURCE:techspot.com

Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

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