L77, the World’s Thinnest Camera unveiled by Samsung

Samsung L77

In recent times, Samsung has become known for its slim devices. In fact, the electronics company has developed some of the world’s slimmest clamshells, and now Samsung has extended its sleekness to other devices as well. Samsung has just released the L77 camera, which happens to be the thinnest camera in the world, measuring just 7-mega pixel/7x optical zoom lens camera.

The Samsung L77 camera measures 94 x 57 x 21mm, and sports a 2.5-inch TFT LCD that makes for bright and clear viewing of images taken. The camera comes equipped with Samsung’s ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction) image stabilization system. This ensures that the best shots are achieved even in dimly lit conditions.

The sleek L77 camera can easily capture moving action at 30fps. Besides, the camera is able to record film clips in MPEG-4 VGA. This allows for production of TV-quality film clips. Moreover, one can also edit clips and photographs using the L77’s in-built editing capabilities. This provides an added sense of convenience.

Here are the specifications of the Samsung L77 camera, the world’s thinnest camera:

  • Sensor:
    1/2.5 ” Type CCD
    7.4 million pixels total
    7.1 million effective pixels
  • Image sizes:
    3072 x 2304
    2592 x 1944
    2048 x 1536
    1024 x 768
    3072 x 1728 (16:9)
    3072 x 2048 (3:2)
  • Movie clips:
    640 x 480 @ 30 / 15fps
    320 x 240 @ 30 / 15fps
  • File formats:
    JPEG Exif 2.2
    DCF
    DPOF 1.1
    QuickTime MPEG-4
  • Lens:
    38 – 266mm (35mm equiv)
    7x optical zoom
  • Digital zoom:up to 5x
  • Focus TTL auto focus
  • Focus distance:
    Normal: 80cm – infinity (wide, 100cm – infinity (tele)
    Macro: 10 cm – 80cm (wide) 100 cm – 150cm ( tele)
    Auto Macro: 10 – infinity (wde) 100 cm – infinity (tele)
  • LCD monitor:
    2.5-inch TFT
    230,000 pixels
  • Connectivity:
    USB 2.0
    Video out
  • Power:
    Rechargeable battery NP-700
    AC Charger
  • Dimensions: 94 x 57 x 21 mm
  • The Samsung L77 camera will be available from April 2007. However, no word in the pricing as yet.