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May 1, 2013 at 10:00:00 GMT

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Samsung's latest addition to its line of NX mirrorless cameras, the NX2000, adds Wi-Fi and NFC in a bid to make yet another of its mirrorless cameras compatible with the smartphone world. The 20MP camera's Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows setup of Wi-Fi connections with compatible smartphones and tablets by simply tapping the devices together. It features a large 3.7-inch 1152k-dot touchscreen LCD, offers 8fps continuous shooting and Full HD video recording. Priced around $649.99, the camera will be available as a kit with the 20-50mm lens and a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, in white, black and pink. There is currently no information about its European price and availability.

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Press Release:

Samsung Expands Award-winning NX Line with the Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 Capture your world in superior quality and share your story with total ease

Ridgefield Park, N.J. - May 1, 2013 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and convergence technologies, today announced a new addition to its award-winning NX family, with the launch of the NX2000. A stylish, slim compact system camera (CSC), the NX2000 combines outstanding, professional results with revolutionary Samsung SMART Camera technology. Photos and movies can be captured with ease and immediately shared with friends and family in stunning clarity.

"Combining consumer demand for quality photography with the increasing desire for instantaneous sharing has become a focus for our NX range," said Sun Hong Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing, Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics. "The NX2000 builds on this theme to offer a stylish model which caters to the needs of today's aspiring photographers who love to share their lives on social networking sites. Ideal for the everyday photographer who wants to capture their world, the NX2000 allows users to express themselves and share their beloved stories with ease with the people who matter."

Impressive Photos Made Easy
The large 20.3MP APS-C CMOS Sensor in the NX2000, produced entirely by Samsung in-house, produces extremely sharp and highly detailed images. Even in low light conditions, images burst with color. Designed to continuously deliver high quality images, the NX2000's capabilities are boosted by its DRIMe IV engine which works to reduce noise, improve speed and enable superior color reproduction.

With 8fps fast continuous shooting, the NX2000 can effortlessly keep up with the fast pace of life today, so that no moment is missed. Whether the subject is quickly moving or the photographer is on the run, the 1/4000th second top shutter speed makes taking clear, blur free images an achievable task, while the wide ISO range (100 to 25600) helps to deliver images that are beautifully balanced, regardless of the light conditions. The NX2000 works faster and harder to capture every detail, so people can re-live stories in dynamic realism.

Take Control of Your Images
Ease of use is intrinsic to the NX2000 and the large 3.7-inch WVGA Full Touch Screen provides a convenient and intuitive navigation tool to access a range of features. Slim and modern, the bright screen is simple and quick to use, making it easier than ever to control all aspects of the camera. SMART mode provides even more options to aid you in taking the perfect shot, offering 14 different scene modes, a selection of settings which reflect your shooting environment and needs. Users can take photos of fast-moving subjects, such as a child running with Action Freeze or capture everyone’s “good side” with Best Face which takes five consecutive photos and lets the user select the best facial expression of each person in the picture. Users simply select the mode that fits their needs and enjoy the expert results.

With a choice of 12 interchangeable lenses, aspiring photographers have improved control over the images they shoot with the NX2000. From ultra-compact pancake lenses and versatile zooms, to a premium portrait lens and a macro lens, the wide lens selection only enhances the photographic experience. Samsung’s innovative i-Function system allows users to further unleash their creativity by controlling various settings with the lens, such as the aperture or shutter speed, so professional-quality images are more achievable than ever.

Breathing life in to images, the 3D Still and Movie Recording capabilities of the NX2000, when coupled with Samsung’s 45mm 2D/3D lens (sold separately), bring an added element of realism to photos and videos, which can be replayed and enjoyed on compatible 3D TVs. Full HD Video Recording ensures that movies retain the same level of detail, color and quality as stills, so users can view their story just the way it happened.

Connect Your World
Enhanced Wi-Fi Connectivity is at the heart of the NX2000, enabled by Samsung's SMART CAMERA 2.0 technology, offering a host of functions which make it easy to share and store images directly from the camera. The Samsung SMART CAMERA App, available on both Android and iOS platforms, provides a streamlined way of linking smart devices, ensuring that every tech savvy user’s treasured memories are stored without fuss. AutoShare sends photos, as they are taken, directly from the NX2000 to a smartphone or tablet, via a direct Wi-Fi connection. Special memories can be shared instantaneously from the smartphone when users aren’t connected to an access point, and images are also instantly backed up for those who are constantly on the go and don’t have time to worry about storage.

The integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) technology seamlessly links the NX2000 to many NFC-enabled Android smartphones and tablets. Simply tap the camera with the smart device and NFC immediately launches the Samsung SMART CAMERA App and automatically pairs the device via a direct Wi-Fi connection. Additionally, users can sync their favorite social website, such as Facebook, to the dedicated Direct Link hot key, for menu-free simplified sharing with the touch of one button.. True to its commitment to capturing professional quality images, the NX2000 also includes Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Lightroom(r) 4, bolstering its offering to advanced photographers. With an array of tools, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the essential photography workflow application allowing photography enthusiasts and professionals to enhance, organize and share photos.

Pricing and availability
The NX2000 (MSRP: $649.99) will be available in white, black and pink from authorized Samsung retailers nationwide and at www.samsung.com

Samsung NX2000 specifications

Body type
Body type	Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor
Max resolution	5472 x 3648
Other resolutions	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
Effective pixels	20.3 megapixels
Sensor size	APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor type	CMOS
Color space	sRGB, Adobe RGB
Image
ISO	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600
White balance presets	8
Custom white balance	Yes
Image stabilization	Unknown
Uncompressed format	RAW
File format	RAW (SRW) JPEG (EXIF 2.21) DCF DPOF 1.1 PictBridge 1.0
Optics & Focus
Autofocus	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Selective single-point Single Continuous Face Detection Live View
Manual focus	Yes
Lens mount	Samsung NX mount
Focal length multiplier	1.5×
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD	Fixed
Screen size	3.7″
Screen dots	1,152,000
Touch screen	Yes
Screen type	TFT LCD
Live view	Yes
Viewfinder type	None
Photography features
Exposure modes	Program Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual
Built-in flash	No
External flash	Yes (Hot-shoe, SEF8A)
Continuous drive	Yes (8 fps)
Metering modes	Multi Center-weighted Spot
WB Bracketing	Yes (3 frames from +/-1 to +/-3 in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)
Videography features
Format	MPEG-4 H.264
Microphone	Stereo
Speaker	Mono
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
Storage types	MicroSD/ MicroSDHC/ MicroSDXC
Connectivity
USB	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI	Yes
Wireless	Built-In
Physical
Battery	Battery Pack
Battery description	Lithium-Ion BP1130 battery & charger
Weight (inc. batteries)	228 g (0.50 lb / 8.04 oz)
Dimensions	119 x 65 x 36 mm (4.69 x 2.56 x 1.42″)
Other features
GPS	Optional

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Total comments: 142

"Award - winning NX line", what a joke...LOL
Amateur photographer magazine does not really count for any awards ;)

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Samsung is shameless.
This is a Sony Nex knock off.
Like it is not enough doing piggy back with Apple.

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Isn't it the opposite? Samsung NX appeared before Sony NEX.

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supeyugin1:

Right but the early NX body, the NX10, was shaped like a SLR. Sony did the boxy shape just before Samsung released the NX100, which is sort of shaped like this NX2000.

However it took Sony years before Nex menus were anywhere near as good as those on the NX cameras. And Sony still hasn't really bothered with NX system lenses. (The 50mm F1.8 may be a good Nex lens.)

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Then NEX copied Olympus.

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HowaboutRAW- The NX100 is designed far differently than any NEX camera. the nX100 was curvy, the nex 5 was boxy. they look as different as possible for products in the same category.

And the difference in announcement time between Sony's NEX camera and Samsung's NX camera is hardly long enough for a company to design, approve, set up manufacturing equipment for, and ship a product copied off something else.

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Every time Samsung announces a new NX body, Sony fanboys (or Samsung haters) make these ridiculous claims.
It doesn't really look much like a NEX, besides having a somewhat similar form factor, just like Sony RX100 is similar to Canon S100, or just about every DSLR is similar to every other DSLR. There are only so many ways you can design a usable camera.

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Samsung is shameless.
This is a Sony Nex knock off.
Like it is not enough doing piggy backi with Apple.

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DPReview please correct 1920 x 810 (24 fps) under Videography features in Resolutions

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lol people are such brand loyalists without even knowing it. all the hate on samsung for releasing the same 'garbage.' Have you seen the camera industry lately? Have you seen Canon's T3i, T3i, oh, and their recently announced T3i?

What about Panasonic's GF line? After the first generation model, it was all the same cheap plastic to sell.

And it's not like Sony doesn't have its share of "me-too" products. Their NEX cameras have plenty of trivial changes in its lower end models too.

IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMERA INDUSTRY. yet everyone yells at samsung like some cheap electronics company.

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New GF6 at least has upgraded sensor and processor.

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the difference is: the GF6 needed an upgrade......

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Also, the GF6 still has the old sensor from the GX1. Still behind the curve.

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trivial changes sell well...mass products ....more and more pixels, pink colors, 100 auto-focus sensors, yet another plastic body.
It is good to see some conservative companies like Fuji and to some extend Olympus....not perfect but with a proper approach to real photography. Samsung can be very tech company but with the stuff they make they cannot be treated seriously just because among 1000+ products they sell only few real ones..rest is just toy/crap

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Well Samsung is a cheap electronics company with mediocre at best products.
To say they knock off everything is not that far from the truth.
But hey you can say that from a lot of their competitors too.
The first NX camera looked a lot like a Panasonic G1 these new box ones look like a Sony NEX their TV look like TV's their washing machines fridges and other crap looks just like what every other company makes, the one thing lacking from them is innovation, once they actually make something unique then they will get my respect.

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Should be as 'nice' to use as that Galaxy camera ;)

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And E-PM2 with better sensor, faster AF and better more versatile 14-42 lens is available for $429 now. Don't waste your money for this Samsung.

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The E-PM2 has fast AF in bright light only. In dim light, it's slow and it hunts.
And the 460 K LCD with black bars because of the odd 4:3 format vs 3.7" 1.1 million dot LCD of this camera.

Much better grip, not to mention the APS-C sensor with great performing ISO 100 vs ISO 200 base ISO on the Olympus.

Landscape shooters, grab the 20 mp APS-C NX2000. You'll likely get cleaner, more beautiful RAWs at base ISO.

Wish it had a VF, but as it is, it's from a waste of money, quite the contrary.

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I second that. PM2 is a great DSLM camera but NX1000 (not sure at all about NX2000, however) has a wealth of controls. It also has shallower DoF and higher resolution. I think it has slightly better IQ than PM2, in general.

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"The E-PM2 has fast AF in bright light only. In dim light, it's slow and it hunts. "

BS, if there is a contrast, it locks on that. At least much better than NX.

"APS-C sensor with great performing ISO 100 vs ISO 200 base ISO on the Olympus."

ISO200 on Oly performs as good as ISO100 on Samsung, but in low light... ISO score 932 on Oly vs 618 on Samsung.

"Landscape shooters, grab the 20 mp APS-C NX2000. You'll likely get cleaner, more beautiful RAWs at base ISO."

Not really, the same thing in RAW according to DxOMark on base ISO, but Oly JPEGs are from totally different planet. And what "landscape shooters" are going to do, bring the light camera and a heavy tripod? ;) No IBIS, and no OIS in wide lenses...

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peevee1:

Quote: "RAW according to DxOMark". Before commenting on images from cameras, try looking at images from cameras and not DXO scores.

DXO isn't useless, but it's nowhere near the whole story, for either lenses or sensors.

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Just like Sony, Samsung doesn't include on-sensor PDAF in the entry-level model. Too bad, because according to some reports, Samsung's implementation of hybrid AF (in NX300) is faster than Sony's.

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Samsung's CDAF is also faster than Sony. To be faster than Sony is not a big deal.

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Where Is The Side-Hinged Flip-Screen ?

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Still no electronic eye level finder.

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There is one on NX20. I guess NX30 will have one too.

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The NX10/20/30 are the ugly step children that nobody wants.

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I have NX20, and it's pretty capable camera. Waiting for NX30 to be released.

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I also own an NX11 and I use it much more often than my Pentax K-x and my EOS 400D (As you can see I am NOT a Samsung fanboy). Very good ergonomy, kit lens better than the Pentax and Canon ones I have, virtually no out-of-focus shots. Plus I have a lot of fun using my old MF lenses thanks to many available (and cheap) adapters.

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with lightroom sound intersting

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Btw, today's WOOT features the NX1000 w/ the zoom lens for $299. Cool coincidence!

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uses tizen, which can potentially use android apps... interesting.

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The design reminds me of a Sony NEX

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Samsung NX has been out longer, but you are right, this design is more reminiscent of a NEX, but nothing like it. It has a classic hotshoe, fixed and very large touch screen, no controls on the right, etc. This is a bit like saying a Nikon SLR looks like a Canon SLR. Sure, they are both SLRs. Mirrorless cameras will likely look similar as well (falling into a few different style classes), basically a lens with a grip.

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Yes, this is nothing like the NEX6.

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Finally they all got it - the NEX alike grip is the best way to accommodate bigger battery.

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@ viking79
I think what Cychen meant was physical look, not functionalities. I also feel the same way when I saw the picture. About Nikon and Canon DSLR anology - all DSLR share the same basic design, but some Nikon look more Canon, D5200 for example.

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the design of the NX2000 is exactly the same as the one for the NX1000 (which is not a Sony...) which got replaced by the NX1100 which gets replaced by the NX2000 so third generation with same design at Samsung ....

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OP: heah.. and a toyota looks like a honda, etc etc. so what?

@tjobbe: you misunderstand, this does not replace the nx1100. the nx1100 offers controls, this one not. it is aimed at young cameraphone users who are buying their first IL camera.

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It is one of samsung's great product produced in the market. My sister owns one of this and she really liked it the quality, specifications etc. Indeed this is one of the best.

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Just curious if any of the enhanced capabilities of the NX2000 to the NX1000 via firmware update. The NX2000 has some features that look interesting such as NFC but not enough to buy. Both cameras NX2000, NX1000 appear to have the same sensor and would seem to yield identical image quality. This is frustrating as I bought the NX1000 in December and the NX2000 has enough features to create mild remorse and irritation but ultimately not compelling enough to buy. It would be great if Samsung at least gave a nod to customer loyalty to provide some features with a firmware update to the previous incarnations of the NX2000, even if there is an NX2100 that is to be released a month from now that no one except Samsung knows about.

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Most probably the firmware of the NX2000 is based on a brand new OS. If it is the case, do not expect any firmware-based enhancements except for error corrections and support for new lenses in NX1000.

From the other side, the sensor is the same so at least the image quality should not differ much. I personally still use NX200 and do not want to buy NX300 just because it's better. NX200 is for me still a great camera that provides everything I need. There is nothing bad in having NX1000.

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Don't be silly: the NX2000 loses all the nice extra control buttons that you have on your nx1000. while the nx1100 is a slight step-up/correction, the nx2000 is aimed at first time buyers of an interchangeable lens camera. a step up for you would be the nx300.

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Nex(t) please

When do marketing, design en tech people start talking to consumers. We don't want this toy? <INSERT MANUFACTURER> has every posibility to build a killer mirrorless for lets say $500. It would sell like hotcakes and leave the <INSERT COMPETITION> in the dust......

For now... at this pricepoint. just buy a D3200 or so and blow this thing away.

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Yep. Somebody will follow your advice and buy a not so portable D3200 with unreliable AF and not so good possibilities for manual focus and without a touch screen and with not so great menu system. No problem.

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don't forget the noise....

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VidJa, why are you referring to yourself in plural?

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Manufacturer makes a killer mirrorless and all they get is $500? They would lose more money for each unit sold.

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It'd be good if dpreview could provide at least the test scenes with Samsung 2013 image sensor before this range gets discontinued...

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What differentiates the NX2000 and the just announced NX1000 replacement NX1100? Also does this replace that brand new model? And did that model replace the old NX1000? Or are the NX1000, NX1100 and NX2000 all meant to be sold side by side? Hate to say it, but this seems like typical Samsung consumer electronics behavior to me.

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Oh I see, it's the big touch screen. I guess if it works for the 'galaxy' line then it must be awesomer in their other products too.

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I think NX2000 is the "real" replacement for the NX1000. The NX1100 hasn't been announced outside North America, I believe, certainly not in Europe. But not even the Samsung US website has a product page for it.

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The NX1000 and NX1100 were the same camera, NX1100 had Lightroom 4 included. Samsung has done this in the past with NX11 vs NX10.

The NX2000 is the NX1000 replacement. I imagine it is the same generation as NX300, if it has the same performance enhancements as the NX300 has it will be a nice camera, fix all the processing lockout issues the earlier cameras could have if you tried to shoot rapidly.

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The NX1100 is identical or almost identical to NX1000. The NX2000 has the same sensor but the image-processing engine, DRIMe IV, is the same as in NX300.

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There was a much bigger gap between NX11 and NX20. NX11 was a NX10 with a firmware update (same one available to the NX10) and a 'slightly' updated grip. NX5 was the same, but lower end (if that is possible?) EVF and LCD.

But these are less than a couple weeks apart?! I mean are they going to be sold side by side? And yes if the NX1000 and NX1100 are the same, will they also be sold at the same time? Considering there was little difference between the NX210 and NX1000 it is weird (but typical samsung) to have so many similar models. I think in another 30 days they will have more models than anyone could possibly keep track of.

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You guys have got it wrong.
NX1100 and NX2000 are made to be sold side by side.
NX1100 has a new wifi chip, that's all, and retains the same controls. It's their budget ILsc.
NX2000 is touch-screen & menu centric, making it lower-end than nx1100 in terms of controls, and targets acompletely different demographic: young cameraphone users looking to get better images and getting their first IL system camera. It bridges them from the cameraphone to the real world of photography equipment. a beginner camera if you will.
NX300 is an enthusiast camera, with a little more controls, and both competes with NEX while also taking on fixed lens enthusiast cameras such as FujiX100S in terms of size with it's pancakes... even MFT because it is just as compact but capable to restrict DoF more. It adds PDAF.
NX20/NX30 successfully compete with a number of cameras, from the higher end MFTs (GH3) to entry level DSLRs, and their offering for those insisting on a viewfinder.

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Samsung releases cameras like they release cell phones. Same thing with one piece of improved technology or shifted button placement.

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I would not claim Tizen and NFC as simply just "one piece of improved technology". It may be not so important for the end users (now), but implies an amout of investment big enough for a separate release. These are real innovations that need to be tested on the market first.

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Not really Samsung specific. Have you seen Canon's T3i, T3i and recently announced T3i?

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So.........can we use the tablet display in place of the EVF? Would come in handy for semi-remote camera operation...as well as an app for remote focus, shutter, etc.

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Even if this camera is capable to transmit interactively a video stream of a good quality that is needed for such operations via Wi-Fi, such interactive API requires much more programming efforts. So I hardly beleive that this can be possible in this version that is apparently the second consumer device based on the Tizen OS, NX300 being the first one.

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this is called Samsung's Remote Viewfinder App and has been around for a while now. it is used on some smartphones and some tablets.

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Samsung treats its cameras like its cellphone. The same crap wrapped in new exterior with more gimmicks. How about slowing down the release schedule and actually provide useful improvements. Also, provide firmware updates.

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Except the buffering problems, what's wrong with the NX series cameras, as still cameras? Basically nothing. Much better lenses than Sony Nex cameras, and in a couple of cases better lenses than the Fuji X system.

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Still a crappy sensor. As for lenses, go to the NEX forum and Fuji-X forum to tell them your joke.

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What for? You have told your joke here already.

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Buffering is no longer a problem on NX300 (and presumably NX2000). They fixed the lockout issues and also compress RAW files now so they aren't so large.

As for sensor quality, the 20 MP Samsung has excellent image quality. Not significantly different than Sony 16 or 24 MP cameras. Maybe a touch worse at high ISO, but not bad. They score the same on DXOMark as most of the Sony NEX cameras.

I sold my Fuji XP1 and 35mm f/1.4 over my Samsung NX. My NX focuses.

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Err I swear the NEX series was the same camera over and over.

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Peiasdf:

Nope the image quality of the sensors in both the NX20 and NX100 is very good--the jpeg engine for those bodies doesn't have the greatest reputation and the limited version of Silkypix that Samsung supplied for raw extraction didn't help.

So either you haven't looked at NX raws extracted with ACR, or you've confused jpegs with raws, the third possibility is you're simply making up claims.

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tkpenalty:

Nex is Sony.

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viking79:

Do you own the NX300?

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@viking79
Yes, Samsung sensor is so good they put a SONY Exmor RS into Galaxy S 4.

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Peiasdf:

Really there's a smart phone with an APSC sensor?

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Good to see HowaboutRAW is still singing that old song, Sony lenses suck and Samsung makes the worlds best lenses, this is just proof if you say things long enough you start believing your own BULL*&%T

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Boerseuntjie:

As usual you are misquoting me, I said that the 30mm and 85mm Samsung NX lenses are optically in the same class as Zeiss and Leica, those two lenses aren't all Samsung lenses. (By the way some of the Olympus 4/3rds lenses are also up there with Zeiss and Leica.) So yes that means that optically good Olympus and Samsung lenses are better than ostensibly good Nikon and Canon lenses.

Not all Sony lenses "suck", however many Sony Nex system lenses are really not very good--that's far from Sony lenses generally.

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@HowaboutRAW
Yes, I own the NX300, also a NEX 3n, D7000, A99, Fuji XP1 (sold), and some others. I like all brands, Samsung seems to have the best mirrorless system for what I want at a price I want.

@Peiasdf
So? That is a different camera with a different sized sensor. I imagine Samsung didn't make the necessary sensor for the phone device so they used a Sony one.

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viking79:

Did you get your NX300 in the US?

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OP: I understand that it makes it more tedious, because it multiplies the columns where you have to complain. Why don't you just pick a camera already.

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The 20-50 lens is looking rather long in the tooth. It was an early attempt to create a compact aps-c lens but the zoom range is truncated and there is no stabilisation. It does look bit to me a bit of the latest thing in cameras but with an ancient lens bolted on to it. The 20-50 is a very competent lens but I would have thought Samsung could have manged to produce a folding 18-55 or even wider by now or at least a 20-50 with stabilisation.

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So? There's the 18mm--55mm stabilized lens.

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Well you have to buy it in addition to the 20-50mm. This kit is the only non-stabalised ILC kit on the market today - that's what.

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I agree the lens is getting a bit dated, but even being Samsung's slowest focusing lens, it focuses the same speed as the Sony power zoom 16-50mm on the NEX 3n.

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Does that make it good? There is a significant range difference, plus the lack of IS, plus being twice the size - makes it pretty crap.

NX is not exactly lightning AF either. Why do NX fans always have to say 'yeah but it's pretty much as good as NEX, but with better lenses'?

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Actually, I have much preferred AF speed and flexibility with NX vs NEX. You can change focus point size so you can actually focus on a face instead of the background, and focus is anywhere from the same to much faster depending on the lens.

I like the idea behind the 16-50mm fine, I just wish Sony didn't make so many compromises with the performance. Both the NX 20-50mm and Sony 16-50mm are software corrected, but the Samsung is at least usable without corrections, the Sony should have maybe been an 18-50 or 20-50mm lens instead, which makes it a lot less interesting. I still think the Sony is the better lens for someone who just wants to take snaps and doesn't care so much about corner performance, etc.

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abortabort:

The reason people make a big deal about Samsung NX lenses is that image quality matters to many. Also this 20-50mm lens does plenty good IQ without stabilization, why would Samsung ruin a good thing that they can sell as a kit lens which then leads buyers to say, if they care: "Good colour and sharpness with this lens, what else does Samsung offer? Let's try the 30mm F2.0", and that latter lens is big big deal.

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you will get two versions (at least in parts of europe) as NX2020 and NX2030 with NX2020 featuring the 20-50mm and the NX2030 featuring the OiS 18-55 for a surplus of 50€

there is a video review on german chip.de already

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Yes the 20-50 has been around for a while. But it's a budget lens with great IQ.
I do wish they'd revise it and add OIS. Better yet, put sensor stabilization into the camera bodies instead, so that you can at least have some basic form of IS with all the lenses.
I've done some reading on the forums here, and it appears that the IQ of the 18-55, although it has OIS, is nowhere as good as the 20-50. What I thought was a lesser lens is actually the better one. Some have mentioned the 18-55 is a bit cheap, but I didn't have that impression with the one I had - I thought the 20-50 felt rather cheap with the plastic lens mount (not sure if they changed that).

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One more thing - I highly doubt this camera could take the picture of the jumping girl shown in the promo material. Maybe with some mega luck, if you happen to have the lens pre-focused at the correct distance - 0.001% chance. False advertising by Samsung.

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You have a point that NX cameras aren't for sports, but I had no real trouble getting skate boarders in the air with the NX100 and the 50-200mm zoom.

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With really fast shutter speeds and a high burst rate, they are totally capable of this, I can assure you.

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4 more buttons to go, guys!!! We are getting close to perfection. We don't need physical controls on a camera. Screw the EVF, we have NFC. Technology is great.

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LOL @ sarcasm ;)

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Good to see more choice, but where's the built-in EVF?

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It's on the NX20.

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Glad to see more choice, but where's the FF sensor?

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Aye, choice.

Samsung is free to produce different lines of products at different price points and boasting different features and capabilities.

You are free to choose the best one for you. As Andy says, the NX10/11/20 line is the built-in EVF offering.

Assuming you want APS-C or larger and an EVF, built-in or available as an attachment, you're looking at:

- Samsung's NX20 (or an older model)
- Sony NEX6/7
- Sony's α range (inc. FF α99!)
- Sony RX1
- Fuji X100, X100S, X-Pro1, X-E1
- Ricoh GXR w/ APS-C module
- the new Leica M

Choice indeed! Now please ease off the snark.

(No doubt I've missed one, feel free to jump in if you think of something.)

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straylight--

Well full frame cameras would require new lens development. And Samsung already has very good lenses for this system, unlike Sony and the Nex system.

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Ha! Nothing snarky in wishing for a built-in EVF on the slimmest APSC models for portability and convenience. Pana managed it on a slim compact, I'm sure its coming to most swelte high end cameras eventually.

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It is always the same song: "no evf no evf". Why don't you stretch your imagination and find something else soo "bad" about this camera?

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NIK11, I don't disagree, but I doubt it'll materialise on the budget NX-thousands line (NX1000, NX1100, NX2000).

Perhaps in future offerings in the NX-hundreds line (NX200, NX210, NX300), which is also pretty compact.

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targut - Why don't you stretch your imagination and stop being a fanboy.
If cameras were perfect there would be no need for new models. Expressing one's preferences is what happens on a democratic gear forum. Suggest you get use to it.

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My God! Stop it already with the EVF! The four of you haunt the columns under just about every camera complaining about EVF. Samsung has a model, but the market being you four, it isn't quite big enough for them to put it onto all their cameras. But your footprint on complaining here is quite big!

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Firstly, this is actually the first time I have made a comment about a Samsung camera in something like 2-3 years. Secondly, my comments about EVF's in general amount to no more than 5 or 6 posts in the last year. Hardly a 'big footprint'.
Sounds like you guys are having a bad hair day!

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Good specs and included NFC / Wifi, shame that GPS wasn't added as well (having option in camera to turn on / off). These are the features that Nikon should be adding rather than charging £££ for it, it is good Canon added WIFI & GPS to 6D for free.

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@thomas: "Canon added WIFI & GPS to 6D for free"
for "free", really???
you're comparing a price leader simple beginner camera with a FF sensor 6D?
SERIOUSLY???

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Official announcement today of:

Open Season On Mirrorless APS-C cameras.

Brand Requirements: None

Winners: Consumers

Future Winners: Tightwad Customers.

7 upvotes

Is it a typo in specifications or this camera accepts only MICRO SD cards? Micro SD is way to small and fiddly for regular use.

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Samsung's spec sheet says Micro SD only. At this point they're probably working on the principle that with Wi-Fi, you don't need to take the card in and out to tranfer your files.

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Most Samsung Android devices accepts microSD also. So, some alignment there.

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Not surprised if true. This is not a real camera, it is an accessory for your Samsung device in Samsung's marketing plan.

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Why would micro SD make it "not a real camera"? Slap Samsung's 85mm f/1.4 on there and it would sure be a real camera to me. Or for a more reasonable size, use the excellent 30mm f/2 lens.

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Because of the slow speed of microsd. Until we have reasonably priced cards that hit over 30mb/s download, it's an arbitrary and premature choice to use it. Also, I'm not sure there are controllers to write/read that fast with microsd.

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Yes, its micro SD only but you can get UHS-1 cards with 45mbit/s r/w today from various vendors for a similar price tag as any SD card so I see no issue here on prices.

Price tag for 32GB is around 20€ for Transcend and Samsung UHS-1

As my Tab as well runs MicroSD I am already having two 1& and 32 UHS from Sandisk and Transcend that perform well in the Nikon 1 and the normal NX via adapter.

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There is pink- and then there is Samsung pink! It has to be a knock off. No major electronics manufacturer would ever attempt to sell anything that looks like this.

As for the price - no worries: it will be available for $399 by mid-July 2012 with a free Android tablet thrown in.

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Do you really think that Samsung is not a major electronics manufacturer? There are also white and black versions made specifically for pink-haters.

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Honestly, pink is a smart marketing move. Pros won't like it, but what kind of pro is looking at this kind of camera anyway? In Asia it is more popular, and it helps sell cameras among females

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nx1000 had also been offered in pink. I don't remember you complaining then.

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I'm a bit surprised to see the pink, but they offered the NX1000 in the same shade, so I guess it must be selling. What surprises me is that they made the matching pink lenses. More sense than Nikon. The J3 comes in a different set of colors than the earlier models, and they have matching lenses, too. So there are two different pink lenses in that line, and two reds, etc. I guess they hired a new color consultant. Best I can tell Samsung has stayed with the same repellent shade. I know I'm not who it's aimed at, but I don't think many women are going to want a camera that looks like a Barbie accessory.

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Why not built in flash again?

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Due to the compact size. The flash is delivered with the camera, is very small and has a very nice compartment that can be easily attached to the camera strap. No problem at all.

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Yes, this is smaller than so many other compact cameras, and none of them have flash.

/sarcasm.

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the flash is separate, yes, but it is a better & stronger flash than the little built in ones on many other cameras in the same class.

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$650 vs NEX-3N $450 in Amazon

idiot would buy this

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I have a NEX 3n right now I am reviewing, it is a nice camera, but lacks in several ways, including small and low resolution rear display, no hot-shoe, no Lightroom 4 license, no Wi-Fi, no touchscreen, to me the NX2000 looks like the better buy. The screen on the NX200/NX300 is huge compared to the NEX 3n, and the camera not much bigger.

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These Samsung NX cameras are well thought out, responsive and have some of the best ergonomics and photographic interfaces I've seen. I take it the 16 megapixel wasn't best in class, but that the 20 megapixel one is stronger. Overall image quality is excellent.

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You can buy a new NX1000 for $299 right now on Woot

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Gesture:

The 14mp sensor in the Samsung NX100 and NX10 has excellent image quality through ISO 1600, provided one shoots raw and extracts in Adobe Camera Raw, either 6 or 7.

Here's where Samsung's strong lenses come into play, eg the 30mm F2.0.

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Jefftan:

The NX lenses are much better than what Sony offers natively for the Nex system.

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I owned the NEX-3N for about two weeks, and after I sold it I felt like an idiot for buying it instead of a NEX-5N. Trust me this is not a no-brainer, especially if you consider that the 16-50 lens is not very good, the 460 K LCD is not good in low light (get grainy), and video quality is not up to Sony's usual standard. Not at all.

Samsung has much better fast short primes than Sony.

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Pink lightroom for me, please :)

8 upvotes

Why does every new Samsung sport yet another design? The company is downright schizophrenic!

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Sarcasm? I swear we Just had a post complaining how all the cameras look the same.

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bacchanalia of Samsung 20 MP gadgets...

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No problem. It depends very much on what is attached to this gadget from front and back sides. And for the case of Samsung NX, we have very nice choise of lenses for the front side and very nice photographers for the back side.

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It's available in pink. That pretty much says it all.

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Awww, why so serious?

Samsung cordially invites you to lighten up.

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I cordially invite them to stop releasing the same camera over and over and over and over again and try to actually improve the product in a fundamental way. :)

5 upvotes

It says only that some people are more open-minded and would not have any problem to have a pink camera

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AngryCorgi, improving the product in fundamental ways is a fine endeavour. But that wasn't your complaint. It was the pink outside that got your panties in a knot.

Must all cameras be black?

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New sensor, new processor, a firmware that gives it loads of options.. wah?

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Sensor is not new at all.

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he's just angry

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