Samsung NX1000 gets a Highly Recommended Award

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

Photography Blog website has took the time to review the Samsung NX1000 compact system camera. To summarise their thoughts they highly praise it and award it with a “Highly Recommended” award.

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

This camera is an entry level compact system camera and the most affordable from Samsung NX series. It features a 20.3MP ASP-C sized CMOS sensor, fast CDAF focusing and very good ISO performance with capacity of shooting from 100 till 12800 ISO. The camera also has support for 1080p HD video recording, native wifi connectivity making it easy to transfer photos from camera to computer or storage device a 3 inch LCD screen, 8 fps photos when in continuous shooting mode and i-Function lens support.

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

The camera is very much alike its bigger brother the Samsung NX210 though packed in a smaller size, a plastic body instead of a metal one and an LCD screen instead of an AMOLED. However the sensor is the same as found in the NX210 and NX20.

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

Samsung NX1000 Compact System Camera

The camera’s size is of 114 x 62.5 x 37.5mm which is about right to handle it easy with one hand. However it lacks support for an internal viewfinder as well as no built in flash. Flash support and an external viewfinder are however available and photographers can purchase them separately. However when using the external EVF it is not possible to use flash as connecting port is the same.

Something NX cameras lack is however built in image stabilisation as can be found for instance in the Olympus micro four thirds compact system cameras.

The Samsung NX1000 supports HDMI connectivity making it able to display photos on a big screen as well as a USB port for computer connectivity. The battery supplied with camera BP1030B has 1030mAh cappacity making it possible to take up to 320 photos before battery gets completely depleted. The camera also has support for tripod connectivity with a metal tripod mount right at the bottom centre.

Technology used for dust removal of sensor is the same as found on the Samsung NX100 and NX10 with a mechanism that vibrates sensor at 60,000 beats per second. However users have to be aware this comes as switched off by default so it comes of handy to enable it once camera is first unpacked.

Specifications of the Samsung NX1000:

Camera Body Type Rangefinder style compact system camera
Maximum Resolution 5472×3648
Other Supported ImageResolutions 5472 x 3080, 3888 x 2592, 3712 x 2088,3648 x 3648, 2976 x 1984, 2944 x 1656,2736 x 1824, 2640 x 2640, 2000 x 2000,1920 x 1080, 1728 x 1152, 1024 x 1024
 Image ratio w:h 1:1; 3:2; 16:9
Number of effective pixels 20.3Mp
Number of sensor photodetectors 21.6Mp
Sensor Size and Type APS-C (23.5×15.7mm) CMOS
ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200,6400, 12800
White Balance Presets 8
Custom White Balance Yes
Image Stabilization No
Focus Autofocus: Contrast Detect, Multi Area,Selective point, Single, Continuous,Face Detection, Live ViewManual Focus
Number of Automatic Focus Points 15
Lens Mount Samsung NX
Focal Length Multiplier (35mm full frame) 1.5X
Articulated LCD Screen No
Screen Size 3″
Screen dots 921,000
Touch Screen No
Screen Type TFT LCD screen
Live View Yes
Internal Viewfinder No
Minimum shutter speed 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs
Aperture priority Yes
Shutter priority Yes
Manual Mode Yes
Scene Modes Yes
Built in flash No
External flash support Yes (Hot shoe, SEF8A)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, 1st/2nd Curtain,Smart Flash, Manual
Continuous shooting mode Yes (8 fps)
Self timer Yes (from 2 secs up to 30 secs)
Metering Modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Exposure compensation ±3 EV (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
AE Bracketing ±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
WB Bracketing Yes (3 frames from +/-1 to +/-3 in eitherblue/amber or magenta/green axis)
Video Format
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
Microphone Stereo
Speaker Mono
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1920 x 810 (24 fps)1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Storage SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB USB 2.0
HDMI Yes
Wireless Yes
Remote Control Optional. Accessory SR2NX02
Battery & Charger Lithium-Ion BC1030 battery & charger
Battery Life 320 photos before battery gets empty
Weight (including battery) 222g  (0.49 lb / 7.83 oz)
Dimensions 114 x 63 x 37 mm (4.49 x 2.48 x 1.46″)
Orientation Sensor Yes
GPS Support Yes but Optional (accessory code WGS84)

Sample photos taken with the Samsung NX1000

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Samsung NX1000 Sample Photo

Source: http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/samsung_nx1000_review/

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