Samsung ST500 and ST550 dual LCD cameras peeped

Update: Samsung has just sent through official confirmation of the ST500 and ST550. They will be on sale later this month, but we don’t have pricing info just yet. The cameras also feature gesture controls and one-touch auto focus, allowing to you use the touchscreen to set the auto focus point. The front screens are also touch sensitive, and you can snap yourself by a simple tap of the finger once you’re satisfied you’re in frame - hence Samsung’s slogan of “Tap and Take”.

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Remember Samsung’s Tap and Take teaser website that promised “your photo taking experience will never be the same”? Well, it turns out that Samsung has prepped a pair of compact snappers with extra screens mounted on the front.

Designed to make self-portraits easier, the 1.5-inch front LCD on the Samsung ST500 and Samsung ST550 enables you to frame yourself (and your mates if necessary) before apparently tapping it to focus and fire the shutter.

Both the Samsung ST500 and Samsung ST550 are 12.2MP cameras with 4.6x optical zoom, haptic feedback, 720p HD video recording and image stabilisation. The only difference between the models is the size of the rear touchscreen: the ST500 has a 3-inch display, while the ST550’s is 3.5 inches.

At the time of writing Samsung has yet to update the Tap and Take site. We’ll update with more info when that changes.

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