PMA: Samsung in talks over GX DSLR camera

Phtographer announces Samsung's NX camera as below in PMA 2009.

Samsung is in talks with its DSLR partner Pentax about when to launch another GX camera onto the market. A high-ranking spokesman for the South Korean-based firm said: 'We are in serious discussions with Pentax. We can't decide ourselves so we are talking to our partner.

' In an interview at PMA in Las Vegas, Samsung also made clear its plans to focus on the 'hybrid' camera sector where it predicts the largest demand.

Though it has not ruled out making another DSLR, the spokesman said it would be 'very difficult' to take DSLR market share away from major manufacturers. Samsung also stated that it does not plan to use technology from its NX 'hybrid' camera to make its own DSLRs, independently of Pentax. 'We have no plans at the moment to extend [the NX technology] to digital SLRs,' said the spokesman.

The firm also confirmed that it will not be launching a Samsung version of the Pentax K-m digital SLR, citing a potential conflict with the NX camera it hopes to launch this year.

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Samsung 'hybrid' camera due this year

Following is a review from Photographer at PMA 2009.

The first 'hybrid' digital camera from Samsung will make its debut in the second half of this year, according to information released ahead of PMA which begins tomorrow.

The first in Samsung's 'NX' series digital camera system will be accompanied by a range of compatible lenses, also due to go on sale later this year. As exclusively reported by Amateur Photographer (AP) last year, the camera is designed to appeal to photographers who want the flexibility of an interchangeable lens camera in a body that is less bulky than a traditional SLR. It is expected to house an APS-C size imaging sensor, larger than the sensor inside a Micro Four Thirds camera such as the Panasonic G1.

Samsung has brought forward the camera's 2010 launch date and is now expected to introduce the camera in the second half of 2009. The firm predicts that this segment of the market will account for more than 20% of all digital cameras sold by 2012.

The lack of a mirror box will help keep down the size and weight of the camera body. Samsung had not been expected to released the camera until Spring 2010, in a move aimed at propelling the company to the top of world's digital camera sales. Last year, the firm told AP that the new camera will carry the company's own 14 million-pixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor and a new lens mount.

'Many people find DSLR cameras too heavy and big to carry,' said a spokesman, 'so Samsung will introduce a new hybrid system that will be small and light like a bridge-type camera, but with interchangeable Samsung-made lenses.' Like Micro Four Thirds, Samsung's hybrid system will use electronic viewfinders (EVF) and a compact camera-style, live, rear LCD screen for framing. The focusing system will use a video type automatic process, and lenses will be smaller than the company's current GX series optics. The 'Hybrid' system is expected to run alongside the current GX DSLR series.

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Samsung 'hybrid' camera due this year

The first 'hybrid' digital camera from Samsung will make its debut in the second half of this year, according to information released ahead of PMA which begins tomorrow.

The first in Samsung's 'NX' series digital camera system will be accompanied by a range of compatible lenses, also due to go on sale later this year.

As exclusively reported by Amateur Photographer (AP) last year, the camera is designed to appeal to photographers who want the flexibility of an interchangeable lens camera in a body that is less bulky than a traditional SLR.

It is expected to house an APS-C size imaging sensor, larger than the sensor inside a Micro Four Thirds camera such as the Panasonic G1. Samsung has brought forward the camera's 2010 launch date and is now expected to introduce the camera in the second half of 2009. The firm predicts that this segment of the market will account for more than 20% of all digital cameras sold by 2012.

The lack of a mirror box will help keep down the size and weight of the camera body. Samsung had not been expected to released the camera until Spring 2010, in a move aimed at propelling the company to the top of world's digital camera sales. Last year, the firm told AP that the new camera will carry the company's own 14 million-pixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor and a new lens mount.

'Many people find DSLR cameras too heavy and big to carry,' said a spokesman, 'so Samsung will introduce a new hybrid system that will be small and light like a bridge-type camera, but with interchangeable Samsung-made lenses.' Like Micro Four Thirds, Samsung's hybrid system will use electronic viewfinders (EVF) and a compact camera-style, live, rear LCD screen for framing.

The focusing system will use a video type automatic process, and lenses will be smaller than the company's current GX series optics. The 'Hybrid' system is expected to run alongside the current GX DSLR series.

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http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Samsung_hybrid_camera_due_this_year_news_277894.html