The Samsung Digimax S500, S600 and S800 are closely related models with sensor resolutions of five, six and eight megapixels respectively. The S500 and S600 share identical bodies with 35 - 105mm-equivalent 3x optical zoom lenses. The S800 offers the same effective focal lengths, but with a rather more telephoto lens to account for the fact that where the other cameras use a 1/2.5" CCD sensor, the S800 has a somewhat larger 1/1.8" sensor.

Other features of the cameras include a 2.4" LCD display with 112,000 pixels, shutter speeds from 8 - 1/1500 second, multi and spot exposure metering, seven white balance modes, ten scene modes, and a five-mode built in flash. All three cameras require images to be framed on an LCD display, with no optical viewfinders available, and store images on Secure Digital cards or 20MB of built-in memory. Power comes courtesy of AA batteries, and images are transferred via a USB 2.0 connection (type unspecified), with Digimax Master software included in the camera bundle.

One further update in the Digimax S800 is that its movie mode uses MPEG-4 compression, where the other two cameras use Motion JPEG compression.

Samsung Digimax S500
General
Manufacturer	Samsung
Model Number	S500
Dimensions	3.8 x 2.4 x 1.0" 96.8 x 61.8 x 26.4mm
Weight	136.0 g 4.8 oz
Image Capture
Sensor Type	1/2.5" CCD 5.30 megapixels (total) 5.10 megapixels (effective)
Aspect Ratio	4:3
Image Dimensions	2592 x 1944 (5.0 megapixels) 2272 x 1704 (3.9 megapixels) 2048 x 1536 (3.1 megapixels) 1600 x 1200 (1.9 megapixels) 1024 x 768 (0.8 megapixels) 640 x 480 (0.3 megapixels)
Image Preview / Review
Viewfinder	No
LCD	2.4", 112,000 pixels
Playback Zoom	10.1x max
Lens
Lens Type	Samsung SHD Lens 3x optical zoom
Image Stabilization	No
Focal Length	5.8 - 17.4mm (actual) 35 - 105mm (35mm equivalent)
Aperture Range	Wide: F2.8 - F7.1; Tele: F4.9 - F12.4
Focusing Range	Normal: 33" - infinity (80 cm - infinity) Macro: 1.6" - 33" (4 cm - 80 cm)
Exposure
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Shutter Speed	8 - 1/1500 second
Exposure Modes	Program
Metering Modes	Multi, Spot
Exposure Compensation	+/- 2.0EV in 1/2EV increments
White Balance	Image Sensor - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom, Manual
Internal Flash	Modes: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off Range: Wide : 0.2m - 3.0m, Tele : 0.4m - 2.5m (ISO AUTO)
Creative
Scene Modes	Night, Portrait, Children(in Mode Dial), Landscape,Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow
Digital Zoom	1.0x - 5.0x
Self Timer	Yes, 2/10/2+10 seconds
Time Lapse	No
Movie Format	AVI (MJPEG) with audio 640x480 and 320x240 Max. frame-rate: 0 frames per second
Storage
Recording Medium	SD/MMC, Built-in
File System	Complies with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)
File Format	JPEG
Connectivity
Video	Yes, NTSC / PAL switchable
Other	Camera dock
Power
Battery Type	Alkaline disposable, NiMH rechargeable
Battery Form Factor	2 x AA
Product Bundle
Software	Digimax Master
Flash Memory	20.0MB built-in memory
Other
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant	Yes
PictBridge Compliant	Yes
Internal Microphone	Yes
Internal Speaker	Yes
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Samsung Digimax S600
General
Manufacturer	Samsung
Model Number	S600
Dimensions	3.8 x 2.4 x 1.0" 96.8 x 61.8 x 26.4mm
Weight	136.0 g 4.8 oz
Image Capture
Sensor Type	1/2.5" CCD 6.10 megapixels (total) 6.00 megapixels (effective)
Aspect Ratio	4:3
Image Dimensions	2816 x 2112 (5.9 megapixels) 2592 x 1944 (5.0 megapixels) 2272 x 1704 (3.9 megapixels) 2048 x 1536 (3.1 megapixels) 1600 x 1200 (1.9 megapixels) 1024 x 768 (0.8 megapixels) 640 x 480 (0.3 megapixels)
Image Preview / Review
Viewfinder	No
LCD	2.4", 112,000 pixels
Playback Zoom	10.1x max
Lens
Lens Type	Samsung SHD Lens 3x optical zoom
Image Stabilization	No
Focal Length	5.8 - 17.4mm (actual) 35 - 105mm (35mm equivalent)
Aperture Range	Wide: F2.8 - F7.1; Tele: F4.9 - F12.4
Focusing Range	Normal: 33" - infinity (80 cm - infinity) Macro: 1.6" - 33" (4 cm - 80 cm)
Exposure
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Shutter Speed	8 - 1/1500 second
Exposure Modes	Program
Metering Modes	Multi, Spot
Exposure Compensation	+/- 2.0EV in 1/2EV increments
White Balance	Image Sensor - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom, Manual
Internal Flash	Modes: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off Range: Wide : 0.2m - 3.0m, Tele : 0.4m - 2.5m (ISO AUTO)
Creative
Scene Modes	Night, Portrait, Children(in Mode Dial), Landscape,Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow
Digital Zoom	1.0x - 5.0x
Self Timer	Yes, 2/10/2+10 seconds
Time Lapse	No
Movie Format	AVI (MJPEG) with audio 640x480 and 320x240 Max. frame-rate: 0 frames per second
Storage
Recording Medium	SD/MMC, Built-in
File System	Complies with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)
File Format	JPEG
Connectivity
Video	Yes, NTSC / PAL switchable
Other	Camera dock
Power
Battery Type	Alkaline disposable, NiMH rechargeable
Battery Form Factor	2 x AA
Product Bundle
Software	Digimax Master
Flash Memory	20.0MB built-in memory
Other
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant	Yes
PictBridge Compliant	Yes
Internal Microphone	Yes
Internal Speaker	Yes
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Samsung Digimax S800
General
Manufacturer	Samsung
Model Number	S800
Dimensions	3.9 x 2.4 x 1.1" 99.6 x 61.8 x 27.0mm
Weight	169.0 g 5.9 oz
Image Capture
Sensor Type	1/1.8" CCD 8.30 megapixels (total) 8.10 megapixels (effective)
Aspect Ratio	4:3
Image Dimensions	3264 x 2448 (8.0 megapixels) 3072 x 2304 (7.1 megapixels) 2816 x 2112 (5.9 megapixels) 2592 x 1944 (5.0 megapixels) 2272 x 1704 (3.9 megapixels) 2048 x 1536 (3.1 megapixels) 1600 x 1200 (1.9 megapixels) 1024 x 768 (0.8 megapixels)
Image Preview / Review
Viewfinder	No
LCD	2.4", 112,000 pixels
Playback Zoom	12.8x max
Lens
Lens Type	Samsung SHD Lens 3x optical zoom
Image Stabilization	No
Focal Length	7.4 - 22.2mm (actual) 35 - 105mm (35mm equivalent)
Aperture Range	Wide: F2.8 - F7.1; Tele: F5.1 - F13.1
Focusing Range	Normal: 33" - infinity (80 cm - infinity) Macro: 1.6" - 33" (4 cm - 80 cm)
Exposure
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Shutter Speed	8 - 1/1500 second
Exposure Modes	Program
Metering Modes	Multi, Spot
Exposure Compensation	+/- 2.0EV in 1/2EV increments
White Balance	Image Sensor - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom, Manual
Internal Flash	Modes: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off Range: Wide : 0.2m - 3.0m, Tele : 0.5m - 2.5m (ISO AUTO)
Creative
Scene Modes	Night, Portrait, Children(in Mode Dial), Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow
Digital Zoom	1.0x - 10.0x
Self Timer	Yes, 2/10/2+10 seconds
Time Lapse	No
Movie Format	AVI (MPEG-4) with audio 640x480 and 320x240 Max. frame-rate: 0 frames per second
Storage
Recording Medium	SD/MMC, Built-in
File System	Complies with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)
File Format	JPEG
Connectivity
Video	Yes, NTSC / PAL switchable
Computer	USB 2.0 Full (LOW) Speed
Other	Camera dock
Power
Battery Type	Alkaline disposable, NiMH rechargeable
Battery Form Factor	2 x AA
Product Bundle
Software	Digimax Master 1.0
Flash Memory	20.0MB built-in memory
Other
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant	Yes
PictBridge Compliant	Yes
Internal Microphone	Yes
Internal Speaker	Yes
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