Samsung MV800 Camera

This morning Samsung announced the hinged-display MV800 camera as part of its IFA lineup. An evolution of Samsung’s DualView line, notable for its unique camera face-mounted LCDs camera for easily framing vanity shots of yourself (or friends), the 16.2-megapixel MV800 drops the second screen in favor of a pivoting 3-inch flip-out LCD touchscreen. Articulating screens have latched onto DSLRs and devices like the Canon G12 in recent years, but this is among the first truly pocketable point-and-shoots we’ve seen with a movable LCD.

The Samsung MV800 will bring on a 16-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor, 26mm wide 5x optical zoom Schneider-KREUZNACH lens and offer full touchscreen LCD operation. 720p HD  video recording in the MPEG-4 format is noted in the release, and I assume it will be 30fps. Fun-filled features riddle the MV800, starting with Live Panorama, which enables the shooter to preview the entire shot by pressing halfway on the shutter button and moving the camera in the intended direction. There will also be 12 Magic Frames providing whimsical backgrounds for portraits, as well as Picture-In-Picture actions for embedding one picture into another.. The Samsung MV800 is set to ship mid September for $280.