In recent years, Samsung has gained a reputation as one of the companies that unveils the largest digicam lineups at PMA, with many models sharing a similar foundation (but with slight tweaks such to things such as sensor resolution, firmware or camera styling to differentiate the models). This year, we've heard that Samsung is attempting to pare down its offerings as it tries to rationalise the lineup, and this is reflected in the fact that there are just nine models listed below, rather than as many as 15 or so as in past years. (We emphasise the word "just" in a rather tongue-in-cheek manner; this is still a lot of digital cameras from one manufacturer, by anybody's standards!)

Samsung's models span a range from entry-level models with fixed focal-length lenses to higher-spec cameras with Schneider-Kreuznach Varioplan branded zoom lenses. One thing the models have in common is resolution, and lots of it - even the entry-level cameras start from four megapixels, and the top models reach as high as seven megapixels, about as high as the top competing models from other manufacturers at the show.

Note that not all of these models are entirely new; some (such as the A400, A5, A6 and A7) have been shipping in Europe and/or Asia for a while now. They're new to the US market however, and definitely worthy of mention.

Samsung Booth
Copyright 2005 by The Imaging Resource. All Rights Reserved.

Samsung Products
Digimax A400
Samsung Digimax A400 4.0 Megapixels 2.8x Zoom 37 - 104mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax A402
Samsung Digimax A402 4.0 Megapixels Fixed focal length 31mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax A5
Samsung Digimax A5 5.0 Megapixels 3.0x Zoom 38 - 114mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax A6
Samsung Digimax A6 6 .0 Megapixels 3.0x Zoom 38 - 114mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax A7
Samsung Digimax A400 7.0 Megapixels 3.0x Zoom 38 - 114mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax U-CA5
Samsung Digimax U-CA5 5.0 Megapixels 3.0x Zoom 35 - 105mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax U-CA505
Samsung Digimax U-CA505 5.0 Megapixels Fixed focal length 35mm (35mm equivalent)
Digimax V70
Samsung Digimax V70 5.0 Megapixels 3x Zoom 38 - 114mm (35mm equivalent)
V700
Samsung Digimax V700 7.1 Megapixels 3.0x Zoom 38 - 114mm (35mm equivalent)
Copyright 2005 by The Imaging Resource. All Rights Reserved.