photo:samsungnx
Samsung NX mirrorless camera system
introduction
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as with Sony, there is a very limited range of AF lenses designed for this system available despite it being in the market place for over 5 years now.
the NX sensor is 1.5x crop factor and lens mount has a flange distance of 25.5mm
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NX lens mount won’t accommodate a Metabones Speed Booster for full frame look
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camera bodies
with EVF built-in
Samsung NX1
announced Nov 2014
world 1st 6K/4K video camera in a still-video hybrid
world 1st back-illuminated APS-C sensor camera
world 1st 28mp APS-C sensor camera and can even shoot this at 15fps in burst mode!
world 1st 4K camera to run from Tizen, the Linux based operating system for smart devices
world 1st EVF refresh rate genlocked synchronised with sensor refresh to reduce lag to 5msec
video:
H.265 codec for smaller sizes (1/10th that of ProRes size), at up to 70Mbit/s 4:2:0, but issues at high ISO of 3200 or more and the codec is not widely supported yet - you need to buy software such as
Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate
clean uncompressed 4K HDMI output at 8 bit 4:2:2 (not 10bit as with GH4)
1080/120fps slow-mo quality is improvement over GH4’s 96fps
PAL / NTSC switchable - 4K at 30,25,24p as well as 1080/60/50p
AF great but not in low light or low contrast
$US1599 body only
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Samsung Galaxy NX30
announced Jan 2014
tiltable 2,359K-dot resolution EVF
20mp, 9fps, ISO 100-25600
shutter to 1/8000 sec
brighter, fully articulated 3-inch, 1.04 million dot AMOLED touch display
built-in GN11 flash with remote TTL capability with the SEF-580A external flash
flash sync 1/200th sec
WiFi with NFC support, transfer and remote viewfinder apps, Dropbox app in-camera in some regions
1080/60p movies with 'dual IS', 3.5mm microphone input , audio level adjustment, and uncompressed 30p output over HDMI
Samsung Galaxy NX
announced June 2013
1st mirrorless camera running on Android operating system (Jelly Bean 4.2)
3G/4g LTE HSPA and WiFi connectivity; GPS + GLONASS (A-GPS supported); Bluetooth 4.0; NFC;
20.3mp sensor
fixed 4.8“ 920K touch screen dominates the rear to the exclusion of all controls
shutter to 1/6000th sec
8.6fps burst rate
Advanced Hybrid Autofocus: 105 points on-chip phase-detect; 247-point contrast-detect
Manual focus peaking
no rear buttons and only one dial on the rear - essentially nearly everything must be done via the touch screen - the ONLY physical controls are a flash pop-up button, diopter control, power button, rear dial, record button, and shutter button - the nice virtual controls are NOT available when using the EVF!
no DOF preview button;
MicroSD card slot
495g; 137 x 101 x 26 mm (5.39 x 3.98 x 1.02″) (considerably larger than the NX-20)
not designed for serious photographers!
Samsung has again shown that it is more interested in electronic gadgetry than addressing the serious photographer's needs
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Samsung NX 20
announced April 2012 to replace the NX-10
adds WiFi capability
20mp, 3/8fps, 1080/30p HD video plus super-wide 2.35:1 aspect ratio at 24p
3” 614K dot AMOLED screen
1/8000th sec shutter
ISO 100-12,800, 15pt AF
popup flash, flash sync 1/180th sec
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Samsung NX5
Samsung NX11
Samsung NX10
the 1st NX camera (introduced late 2009)
14.6mp, 3fps (30fps at 1.4mp)
921K dot EVF with automatic switching
3” 614K dot fixed AMOLED screen
720p 30fps H.264 MP4 HD video with mono sound, and only in P or AE exposure modes
15 area AF with face detection
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ISO 100-3200 plus auto
3 frames AE or WB bracketing
no IR remote but optional wired remote
flash sync 1/180th sec
no remote TTL flash
built-in popup flash
shutter 30sec - 1/4000th sec
SD/SDHC memory cards
optional GPS module
353g (12.45oz) body only; 123×87×39.8mm (excluding the projecting parts of the camera)
no built-in EVF or flash
Samsung NX2000
announced May 2013
20mp
3.7“ touch screen
8fps; shutter to 1/4000th sec
hotshoe but no EVF or built-in flash
1080/30p
NFC and WiFi connectivity to smartphones for transfer of images but seems there is no ability to control the camera yet
~$649
Samsung NX300
announced Jan 2013
20mp with on-chop phase detection for hybrid AF
shuuter speed up to 1/6000th sec
3.3” OLED 800×400 touch screen
9fps
1080/60p
more simple WiFi connectivity
Samsung NX210
Samsung NX200
announced Sept 2011
similar to NX100 but 20.3mp sensor, 7fps burst, ISO 100-12,800, 1080p 30fps HD video with stereo mic
Samsung NX100
announced Sept 2010
same sensor and AMOLED screen as the NX 10 and NX11
i-Function
ISO 100-6400
similar feature set as the NX11 but no EVF or built in flash, but adds optional EVF10 plugin EVF with manual on/off switch
AF lenses
12-24mm f/4-5.6 = 18-36mm
16-50mm F2-2.8 S ED OIS lens
premium “S” quality lens announced Jan 2014
UPSN AF stepping motor, splash and dust proof
18 elements in 12 groups incl. 3 asph elements, 2 ED and 2 XHR elements
9 blades; 72mm filter; close focus 0.3m
622g, 81 x 97mm long
16-50mm f.3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens:
16mm f/2.4 pancake = 24mm in 35mm terms
20mm f/2.8 pancake = 30mm
30mm f/2.0 pancake = 45mm
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS = 27-82mm
18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OIS ED = 27-300mm
20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 ED = 30-75mm
45mm f/1.8 = 68mm (a very strange FOV!)
45mm 2D/3D lens
50-200mm f/4-5.6 OIS = 75-300mm
60mm f/2.8 macro OIS ED SSA = 90mm macro
85mm f/1.4 ED SSA = 128mm
MF lenses in NX mounted
photo/samsungnx.txt · Last modified: 2014/11/21 13:52 by gary1