Samsung's WB850F smart camera is loaded with shooting options, Wi-Fi, and GPS.
Samsung still doesn't have much of a name when it comes to cameras, but its managed to compete with other manufacturers with one feature: Wi-Fi.
For that reason, those shopping for a camera this holiday season for someone who is addicted to shooting and sharing should check out these Black Friday deals.
Anything that's branded as a Smart camera means it has Samsung's built-in 802.11n wireless that can be used to connect to your Wi-Fi network for automatic backups to a Windows computer or Microsoft SkyDrive, viewing photos and movie clips on DLNA-equipped devices, or sending them by e-mail; to connect to other Samsung Wi-Fi cameras for direct sharing between cameras; to connect to hot spots or wirelessly tether to a smartphone for direct uploading to Facebook, Picasa, YouTube, and Photobucket; and to connect directly to an Android or iOS device.
That last option can be used to send photos to your phone for viewing or uploading to sharing sites, but it will also allow you to control the camera remotely. (Samsung only guarantees these features to work on Samsung Galaxy devices, but I was able to use them on other Android devices as well as an ... [Read more]
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