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Will the new Samsung Wi-Fi camera change how we share video?

As we mentioned in last week’s blog, the sale of point and shoot has been on the decline since the emergence of smartphones with the capability to upload your videos or pictures instantly to a social media platform of your choosing.

This is not good news if you work in the camera side of a consumer electronics business… unless you work for Samsung, that is.

Samsung debuted their new point-and-shoot camera (with a difference) at the CES last week.  The WB850F ($379), WB150F ($229) and ST200F ($199) models all come with Wi-Fi built in.

Samsung WB850F

This allows people to shoot and create videos, and instantly share them with their friends via email or upload them to Vimeo, YouTube or Facebook.  Samsung claims the integration is “extremely user-friendly” so we’ll have to take their word for it for the time being. Not only are Samsung introducing Wi-Fi cameras but they are also launching a cloud platform – so you’ll have somewhere to store  your files.

This evolution on Samsung’s behalf could really swing the point-and-shoot camera market back to life. It will most certainly swing the market share in their favour without a shadow of a doubt. So if you’re looking for a new camera to shoot and share film, why not go for one of the new Samsung models above.

The WB850F seems to be the big daddy of the three.  A 21x optical zoom, 16-megapixel image sensor and shoots 1080p video tells us they mean business with this product. It also has a geo-locator built in so you don’t even need to remember exactly where you are when you take your pics.

The whole shoot-and-share mantra that Samsung is preaching is right up our street. Glidetrack have always been about sharing your video content with your friends. So why not rig up your Glidetrack slider, attach your new Samsung WB850F Wi-Fi camera, shoot some fantastic video and share with your friends instantly? Nothing beats the feeling of shooting a pure video and letting your friends see it straight away.