Samsung Galaxy Camera hands-on

Camera shooting junkies take note! The Samsung Galaxy Camera is coming to AT&T in the very near future, which means that you’ll be able to snap plenty of shots of your favorite meals and dishes to share to the world. Combining the best features of a smartphone with the robust arsenal of a full-fledged point and shoot camera, the Samsung Galaxy Camera is the all-in-one device that photo conscious individuals have been craving for.

Right off the bat, it’s worth noting that this camera looking device is going to be connected online thanks to AT&T’s HSPA+ network – though, it’s worth noting that you can’t place any phone calls with this one. Yes, some of us might be saddened by that revelation, but considering that it’d look extremely awkward placing a camera against the side of your face, it doesn’t surprise us that this is only data capable. Nevertheless, it’s still going to be pretty neat being able to snap a shot, then proceeding to share it instantly to the world.

Nowadays, smartphones are increasingly enabling people to ditch their traditional point and shoots, but with this, it’s literally a point and shoot at heart – sprinkled with the functionality of any modern smartphone. Well, let’s not get over ourselves too quickly now, so let’s take a quick look at some of the standouts with our initial impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Camera.

Initial standouts with the Samsung Galaxy Camera

1. It’s seriously a point and shoot replacement

It’s a pain having to carry along both a smartphone and dedicated camera, but with this, you get the best of both worlds. However, as we mentioned already, there’s no voice calling with this beauty. Rather, it’s only data connected to enable us to share all of our photos in a heartbeat to the web.

2. Up close and personal with its 21x optical zoom

Scout, point, zoom, and shoot! That’s going to be the common procedure with the Samsung Galaxy Camera, since it has many lovable features of a dedicated camera. With its immense 21x optical zoom, it means you’ll be able to snap close ups of subjects that are far away. If you ever wanted to be a part of the paparazzi, this seemingly might be the device you’ll want to look forward to checking out.

3. Large display on a camera

With some of the super zoom cameras out there, they’re normally outfitted with low resolution and tiny displays. However, with this, Samsung is providing us plenty of real estate seeing that it’s packing along a monster sized 4.8-inch HD Super Clear HD screen. Needless to say, you’ll be able to get a good look at your subject prior to snapping the shot.

4. You get all of the functionality of an Android device

At the heart of this baby, it’s running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to give users the most up-to-date version of the mobile platform. Therefore, in addition to being able to share your photos with your favorite social networking services, you’ll be able to accomplish a wide array of functions as well – like being able to surf the web or sending emails.

5. Price, price, and price

Now this is the pickle regarding the Samsung Galaxy Camera. By now, we’re familiar with pricing associated with cellular connected tablets, so it makes us wonder how much this device will end up costing the consumer. Knowing that many smartphones can deliver some stunning photos, which can obviously make phone calls as well, we’re really dying to know how much this will cost with a contract.