Samsung WB850F 16 MP Smart Long Zoom Digital Camera - Black EC (WB850FBPBUS)

This has been an excellent camera. Dated by now, but still use it for stills and video. wifi works for uploading to cloud. I wish it had a more up to date means of printing to my Samsung wireless printer. Picture quality is excellent. small enough to carry on your belt, or if you don't mind a bit of bulk, in a pocket. Still charges up and holds the charge well. Good purchase..

Nice solid, campact & powerful pocket camera. With 21X optical zoom and and 16MP it takes great outdoor pics. Lots of nice editing features, and with WIFI pics can be uploaded to social media or emailed easily and directly from camera. The remote shutter feature is nice, for including yourself in a group shot, or getting wildlife pics upclose and personal. Entering text is a bit combersome but doable. This camera would be even better with a touch screen like my Samsung Galaxy III which I also use for lots of spur of the moment shots. Indoor action pics with limited light are difficult, unless close enough for the flash option. This camera is worth the money. I look forward to the updated version with a touchscreen.

Took this to Alaska...it works fantastic! I video taped my whole helicopter trip up to a glacier and what a Great video, so easy to use and unbelievable pictures. A must buy!

I am not a photographer, but I like to travel and play with my camera taking creative photos. This camera has not disappointed.On the positive side it takes very clear pictures, and is easy to use in the smart mode. I have had the camera for a week now and have used it at my son's college graduation and a trip to Disneyland. The zoom was amazing at graduation. I was able to get sharp photos from a long distance some if which were in low light.It also excels in low light. Both at the graduation and Disneyland I was amazed at the pictures I took that required no flash. I really prefer natural light to flash enhanced pictures. I took many indoor pictures and never used or needed the flash. When I did need the flash I appreciate that it is popped up manually. Once it is popped up you can set it on automatic. I have read several reviews of other cameras where people were frustrated that the flash placement was inconvenient and it often did not work because it popped up under their hand automatically.The camera has a lot of features and automatic settings. The panorama setting is great. You push the button and sweep the camera across your subject matter. The panorama photos were easy and fun. I also took photos of my son surfing using the rapid fire shutter. The pictures required a fair amount of zoom, but were still sharp. There are a lot of other specialty settings and you have more manual controls than I know how to use. I had a lot of fun playing with the different settings and seeing the results.The only criticisms I have may be a function of my ignorance, but more time with the camera will reveal whether that is the case. When I first got it I played with so many of the settings that the battery life was not as long as I would have liked. The more familiar I became with the camera the better the battery life, but I did end up buying a spare battery and charger. The camera should have come with an external charger, but it does not.When using the smart setting, I have not been able to figure out how to set the flash so that it is always on. Sometimes in low light I wanted to use a fill flash because the subject matter was dark relative to the surrounding light. You can set it for flash, but the camera has to be in program mode and it was cumbersome to set it always on. I don't have time to play with adjustments in many cases and I think that the smart mode could be better with regards to the flash. This criticism however may be more operator error. I will learn more and post an update.I have not played with either the GPS or the wireless functions yet. I will get to it, but I want to learn the camera first and take the best pictures. I did not buy this camera for it's wireless functions. It was an added bonus.I know this is not a technical review, but rather a review by a novice who likes to have fun. Overall I am thrilled with this camera. The more I use it the more I love it. My family has also been impressed with the quality of the pictures. I am excited about learning how to use all of the features of this great point and shoot.May 29th Added Note: Big ProblemThe battery seems to drain when the camera is turned off. I fully charged the battery and then did not touch it for two days. When I tried to use the camera the battery was completely dead. I will leave my star rating until I get some answers from tech support. I hope it is a faulty battery, but I am suspect that is not the case. I checked a Samsung Forum and others are having a similar problem. At least one person tried another battery and it also drained.July 6th UpdateI have hopefully fixed the battery drain issue by updating the firmware. Unfortunately that led to other complications that took me another two hours to fix. I have spent way too much time just trying to get this camera to function normally. The tech support was terrible and rude. The only reason I was able to find a solution to my problem was by going on forums and reading the post of the previous reviewer. His review is very accurate and whereas he left his rating at 5 stars I changed my rating because I don't think I should have to spend that much time trying to get a camera to operate at the most basic level. I do like the quality of the photos and I like the zoom feature. I just hope I don't have any more problems, but if I do I have zero confidence in Samsung's support.February 2013 UpdateThis camera has continued to disappoint. I am now having problems with the lens getting stuck. It happens sporadically and is difficult to determine when and why it will occur. I continue to consider Samsung the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I will NEVER buy another Samsung product. This camera is useless.

I really wanted to like this camera - great specs, all features I really wanted to see. The 3 months the camera worked, it worked well! Good quality pics, GPS relatively fast, WIFI very flexible. But then the camera simply stalled. After I changed the battery (no, battery life is not that great), I could not turn in on anymore. No drop, no water damage - the camera simply stalled. Now, I contacted Samsung and the camera is still covered by warranty. Repair ticket was generated... we'll see what happens.

Takes great pictures and has lots of features but the GPS does not work all the time even outdoors in wide open spaces, The video doesn't work at all. l hope a firmware update can fix it. I'm going back to Canon when they get a similar camera

I use this camera to document the products we sell. These photos are used for design, technical and assembly assistance, so I needed a camera capable of hi res., quality photos for sharpness of detail, especially when zooming in on photos for reference. This camera does this perfectly, with so many other features that it turned out to be much more than I was hoping for. The firmware upgrade solved any issues that I had with it.