14 DAY TRIAL // After unveiling its 10 megapixel camera phone at CeBIT in March this year, Samsung has finally managed to actually launch the handset on the Korean market. This will set another milestone for the Korean company which was also the first to introduce the first camera phone in 2000, the world's first 5 megapixel camera in 2004, and the world's 7 megapixel camera in 2005.
The B600 comes with a design reminiscent of a real digital camera. The front is designed as a bar-type mobile phone, while the back side is used as the digital camera. Samsung's camera monster phone (SCH-B600) is only 21mm thick and weighs no more than 170g, that's 6mm thinner and 10g lighter than the 7 megapixel camera phone (SCH-V770) and sets itself apart from previous megapixel camera phones by combining mobile TV capability in Satellite standard.
The B600 offers the same level of picture-taking sophistication that a 10 megapixel digital camera offers. The camera function includes 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom. It also has auto focus and a flash unit that performs optimally for 10 megapixel photographs. Also, the B600 comes fitted with a LED autofocus feature which assists users to capture clear, crisp photos even in dark settings. Located next to the lens, the LED autofocus automatically determines the distance and utilizes the appropriate focus setting for optimal photo shooting. The B600 also supports white balance, manual focus, continuous picture-taking, and interval picture-taking functions.
It also supports Bluetooth which enables users to send pictures wirelessly to other mobile phones, printers or to Bluetooth headsets. The high color Reproduction TFT-LCD produces the highest possible display for its size, and supports 16 million colors. Moving pictures can be recorded in QVGA resolution at 15-30 frames per second. Users can watch live TV in crisp picture through Satellite DMB function.
It also supports external memory (MMCmicro) in addition to its internal memory. The mobile phone supports a TV-out function where users can connect their phones to view still or motion pictures.
Other advanced features in the B600 include an MP3 player, business card reader, and 128 polyphonic sounds.
The price of B600 is around $ 900 in Korea.