Not to be confused with the WB500 pocket camera from the same manufacturer, with the extra "0" in the WB5000's model number comes an extensive, all encompassing focal range equivalent to 26-624mm in 35mm film terms, or a 24x optical zoom.

It...

Samsung has outed its WB5000 compact digital camera which comes equipped with a massive 24x optical zoom, as well as a 26mm wide-angle lens.

Unquestionably at the high-end of compact cameras, it has the ability to manually focus the lens,...

We had our hands on Samsung's new WB5000 ultrazoom at a recent Samsung event and grabbed a few shots of the new camera.

A spokesman for Samsung told us that by launching themselves into the "bridge" category they were aiming to establish...