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The auto white balance hasn't done well at all however, making the shot look extremely cold. There's plenty of detail on St Paul's in the middle, but towards the edges -- particularly on the buildings on the left -- there's much less detail, looking almost blurred. The Galaxy S5, by comparison, had more natural colour tones. It's the zoom lens that really sets the K Zoom apart. Zooming in on the roof of St Paul's, the K's shot is far more detailed than the S5's, which has had to crop in to its sensor, reducing the quality of the image.
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Before installation, please test the screen, it is not eligible for warranty if the screen is damaged during installation or during usage. The screen is eligible for warranty if there is no physical damage and the warranty seal is intact. At Techbay, Galaxy K zoom repair services don't have to break the bank. You also get 2GB of RAM, 8 gigs of internal storage and support for up to 64GB microSD cards, which you'll need to add in if you plan on taking advantage of the photo functionality. Also lacking is the 4. It sports a p resolution, which just doesn't quite cut it in this day and age.
The screen size is adequate, and the smaller footprint does help to keep the K Zoom pocketable despite its rear-lens bulge, but Samsung really should have included a p display here. Still, it's a major step up from the S4 Zoom's 4. This year, details look sharp and the screen is bright enough for adjusting settings, verifying focus and reading text even in bright light, but there's definitely still room for improvement.
Design-wise, the K Zoom has a slightly more premium look and feel than its predecessor. It's clearly a hybrid of the Galaxy S4 and S5, with a front that's more akin to the former and a removable, plastic back cover that's nearly identical in appearance to what you get with Samsung's flagship.
It's an attractive mash-up, no doubt, but it definitely lacks the high-end appeal of the HTC One M8, for example. Whereas the S4 Zoom looked more like a camera than a smartphone, with a pronounced grip on the rear, the K Zoom more closely resembles a phone. In fact, until you flip it around to reveal the lens, it looks like a slightly thicker Galaxy S4. As for the hardware layout, there's a home button below the display; a dedicated shutter button, power toggle and volume rocker on the right side; a headphone jack on the top; a micro-USB connector on the bottom; and a microSD slot on the left side.
The microphones are positioned on the left and right of the K Zoom when held horizontally and, just as with the GS4 Zoom, they're arranged in such a way that they can be easily blocked depending on your grip. Finally, there's a 2,mAh battery behind the removable cover with a micro-SIM slot underneath. The K Zoom ships with Android 4. I tested a model that's being sold unlocked in Taiwan, so there are no carrier apps to speak of. Navigating the phone portion of the K Zoom was a breeze -- the device is clearly powerful enough to handle basic tasks without issue, though I did run into some hiccups when using the camera.
You can launch photo mode by sliding the camera icon from the lock screen, by pressing down on the shutter release for one second or by opening the app directly. The three-tiered lens extends immediately, effectively doubling the K Zoom's thickness at the widest focal length. You can zoom using the volume rocker left to zoom in and right to zoom out , by pinching on the touchscreen or by using the on-screen zoom toggle. I found the first option to be most effective for still photos, while tapping the screen minimized shake when capturing video.
The pinch-to-zoom option was the least precise of the bunch.
The camera includes a variety of shooting modes, including Auto the default , Pro Suggest which recommends a selection of filters depending on the scene , Program, Beauty Face, Shot and More for burst shooting , Panorama, HDR, Night, Continuous Shot and Selfie Alarm it automatically snaps a shot when it detects your face in the frame.
There's also an option to add more modes though the "Manage Modes" panel. There's also a mode called Virtual Tour, which creates a walking photo tour of your surroundings.
I could see this being useful for realtors and the like, but with poor in-camera stitching, the results are hardly professional. You even get a "Manual" mode, which lets you select the ISO, shutter speed and aperture, though oddly you're only able to choose from the largest or smallest aperture available -- nothing in between. A main camera settings page enables more granular options. Here you can select the resolution, aspect ratio, compression quality, white balance, focus, drive mode, timer, flash mode also accessible from the main shooting screen and image effects.
You can also activate geotagging, which tags each image with your GPS coordinates while also adding the nearest street to the filename, making it easy to identify shots from a specific location on the fly. Let's assume you're buying the K Zoom because you like to take pictures. Besides the You get less than half the range of the Galaxy Camera 2 , which includes a 21x lens, but the mm range is still plenty generous, and far more versatile than what you'll get on any current mainstream smartphone. That lens will let you zoom in very close to your subject, making for much more interesting Facebook posts and Instagrams.
Speaking of Instagram, you still can't zoom directly from within the app. When we spoke to Samsung reps following the launch of the first Galaxy Camera , we were told full compatibility was on the way. That was nearly two years ago, so it's probably safe to assume the tried-and-true method of capturing a photo first and then pulling it up in the Instagram app is going to be your only option for the life of this device. It's hardly a dealbreaker, but considering instant social sharing is part of the K Zoom's appeal, it's disappointing nonetheless.
Getting into photo mode is also quite a hassle.
Other cameras are ready to start shooting as soon as you hit the power button, but the K Zoom defaults to the home screen. Of course, you'll probably be using this primarily as a phone, so that would be our preference too, but it does add a few seconds between when you decide you want to take a picture and when the camera's ready to capture. If you're looking to photograph a quick-moving subject, you'll probably miss the shot.
For selfies there's also a front-facing camera , shots of your food and the like, that's not the end of the world, but considering it could take five seconds or longer just to snap an image, you're bound to find this inconvenient at some point.