Monday, June 14, 2010

[Samsung NX10] Meeting Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with 30mm

Following is a review of Samsung NX10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.

This test was conducted with a sample product, so there might be some difference from an official product.


Now Samsung produce great compact cameras, and the recent ST550(TL225) having a Dual LCD has been recognized as a great camera. In this situation, a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera might be a pride of the camera maker. Of course, there were some cameras like the GX-10 and 20, but they were made together with Pentax, so it was not Samsung’s own.


As I was kind of surprised at the performance of Samsung compact cameras, I was expecting the NX10 a lot. I thought it could have been released last year, but it was a little delayed to early 2010 and I got an opportunity to use it before released. And I’m going to write a review of the NX10 based on my experience.


The NX10 has a different structure from previous DSLR cameras. Unlike other DSLR cameras receive light through a mirror and transfer it through reflex to a view finder via penta prism, the NX10 has taken out the mirror and its size has been reduced. That’s why it’s called a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.

Cameras with this feature have already been on sale as Micro Four thirds cameras, but the difference is the size of the sensor. The NX10 has APS-C standard CMOS image sensor, so I can assume the image quality is better than Micro Four Thirds cameras. In addition, the NX10 has contrast AF, and compared to Phase based AF, it has a little low accuracy, but the focal point can freely be moved.


To continue, please click http://www.segadget.com/entry/562

This is a long review.

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