its not much of the secret that buy.com and woot.com are really the same company
Nothing shift going on here.
It has a 14.2 megapixel CCD sensor.
12 MP is used for pictures in the Standard setting.
The remaining 2.2 megapixels are used if you change the picture’s aspect ratio options.
Specifically, it can shoot 16:9 wide angle (using 9MP) for sharp and vibrant display on your HDTV (most LCD HD TVs have a “letterbox” 16:9 wide angle viewing option).
Or you can shoot 3:2 (using 10 MP) which some of you many know is the ratio of the old 35mm frame.
35MM, 3:2 means that when you hold the camera vertically (“sideways”)for a portrait shot, it will actually be framed in portrait mode, just like a 35mm camera’s frame.
Kinda cool and a little discussed feature of this camera.
Too bad it sold out. As I said earlier, this is a fantastic camera for the price. Glad I got one.
Don’t be depressed if you missed out on this. I suspect it will show up on the holiday Woot-Off, probably for $99 or $109.
You said it correctly, but see my post, it uses the 2.2 MP for 16:9 ratio.
I don’t think that’s correct. As he said, maybe you meant Amazon.
As to Buy.com, in July this year Buy.com was acquired by Rakuten, Inc., Japan’s biggest online retailer, a company similar to Amazon.
You can bet Amazon, who is gobbling up companies the same as eBay and others, knew about this deal since Rakuten is one of the top 10 largest Internet companies IN THE WORLD.
i think i remember finding it somewhere, don’t feel like digging around for references now, nor is it important, that woot.com spun off from buy.com employees selling stuff to themselves then electronics etc.
but if i am wrong so be it.
This makes me very happy. My current camera (which the lcd screen broke on while on vacation in Peru) was a Samsung S85, also purchased from sellout.woot about 2 years ago. It was a great camera (until the lcd screen crapped out), but when zooming in and out during video, the audio cut out. It seems they’ve fixed that issue according to this video, which is awesome!
Has anyone seen a shipped notice?
None in view here.
Nothing here yet either. Getting a little anxious.
I am also waiting for the shipping…
Today is the 4th business day from the date of order…
now the 5th day. wondering when and if this is going to ship. anyone received a shipping notice at all?
Today is the fifth day since and yet no shipping notice.
No shipping notice here either. I emailed and got an automated response that said I should have an answer in 24 hours. Will Post what I find out.
Just heard from WOOT “The order should be shipped out today. Tracking data will be emailed to you when it is available. Riley”
Thanks for the heads up.
Just received my FedEx shipping notification. It’s starting off in Texas.
Yeah!
Shipping Update
Samsung 12MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Zoom & Schneider Lens has completely shipped via FEDEX Ground. All tracking has already been emailed out. You can also find your tracking number by following this link and use your ORDER NUMBER as the reference number.
Mine arrived today. Fedex left it on my front door rather than taking it to the front office of my apartment complex, which I wasn’t impressed with. It’s currently charging, but I can’t wait until it’s done and I can play with it!
I just tested, and the audio cuts out when zooming during video, unlike the youtube example that was posted earlier. There’s all sorts of cool features on this camera though. Definitely a nice upgrade from my previous Samsung SD5.