Social Sharing and Email
Let's say you just took some fun pictures with the WB150F and want to upload them
.This requires you to be within range of a Wi-Fi network for the camera to connect. Once it is, the WB150F will display a login screen for entering a username and password. The downside is that I can't do that Had to use the camera's four-way directional pad to enter the information, which was time-consuming and frustrating. I remember NES passwords that took less time to enter.
Once you're logged in, you can use the camera to verify which images and videos you want to upload before the bandwidth is blocked. Emailing an image to someone was the same process, only I had to enter my email information and enter the recipient's email address.Did it work?Yeah.But it was a pain in the ass.
MobileLink
One of the main Wi-Fi features of the Samsung WB150F is the ability to connect to other Samsung devices such as smartphones and tablets and transfer images and videos. This process was a bit more difficult as I downloaded the MobileLink application to my phone Then I had to open the MobileLink option on the camera, connect the phone to the camera's Wi-Fi network, open the MobileLink application on the phone, and then I was finally able to wirelessly transfer pictures and videos to the Galaxy S II .
This was another time-consuming endeavor that made me think, "why wouldn't I just shoot with the phone to avoid all of that in the first place?" For one, the WB150F has that nice 18x optical zoom lens. And plenty of manual ones Controls and fun filters. But even then it would take me a lot less time to toss these images and videos onto my computer and onto a social networking site than it would take me to complete the American Gladiators obstacle course required to capture the media transfer from camera to phone.
remote viewfinder
One of the features I was most looking forward to was the Remote Viewfinder option, which basically turned the Galaxy S II into a remote viewfinder for the WB150F. To make this possible, I had to add the Remote Viewfinder application to the Download Galaxy S II, connect the phone to the camera via Wi-Fi and then run the Remote Viewfinder application. After some time the phone finally connected to the camera and showed a real remote viewfinder which was great. The good ones News is that I didn't need to be in range of Wi-Fi to do this as both devices were feeding each other.
I rotated the phone to the horizontal position, thinking the phone's remote control LCD would line up horizontally, but to my chagrin, it stayed in the vertical position and retained its tiny resolution. So expect a much smaller remote viewfinder than you were hoping for. Regardless, this was my favorite Wi-Fi mode because pressing a virtual shutter button allowed the phone to capture the image and save it to both the camera and the phone. Unfortunately, there's a slight delay between pressing the shutter button and taking the picture, so don't expect it to snap instantly.
The rest
The Samsung WB150F could also connect to Microsoft SkyDrive using a Microsoft Live account to save pictures and videos to the cloud. I did it and it worked. However, only Microsoft SkyDrive is supported, so bear that in mind. The WB150F could also be connected to a Wi-Fi enabled TV to display images and videos wirelessly. The downside to this was the time it took to connect to a TV and the mediocre quality of the images and videos when switched on displayed on the big screen. An HDMI cable would have saved the whole process valuable time.
The conclusion
While some people find the Wi-Fi capabilities useful, I had no use for them. Sure, the Remote Viewfinder was cool, but when am I really going to use it? Any pictures or videos that I upload to the web or to my computer save are quickly done via a USB cable. Also, I still think most people will rely on their smartphones to take pictures rather than a smart camera.
Samsung WB150F picture quality
