Bridge / CAMERA REFERENCE
HZ50W (WB5500)
Samsung
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 14 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm)
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Max resolution
- 4320 x 3240
- ISO
- Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, (6400 with boost)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 6400
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 26–676 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F2.8–5
- Optical zoom
- 26×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 10 cm (3.94″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 16 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (Pop-up)
- External flash
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30 fps)
- Format
- H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SC/SDHC, Internal
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion SLB-11A rechargeable battery & charger
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 426 g (0.94 lb / 15.03 oz)
- Dimensions
- 116 x 83 x 91 mm (4.57 x 3.27 x 3.58″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (D-type)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →