Samsung NX10 Hands on Preview: 6. Body & Design: Digital Photography Review

Base / Tripod Mount

	The NX10 has a metal tripod mount, which should reduce concerns about stripping its thread. It's perfectly lined up with the lens but the camera is so small that you'll need a tiny tripod plate to change the battery without first taking it off the tripod. The base isn't rubberized, but does have some ridges to stop it sliding around on a tripod.

Pop-up Flash

The NX10's small pop-up flash has a Guide Number of 11, which is rather on the anemic side. The flash is activated using a small button on the top plate (it pop ups automatically when needed in full auto and scene modes).

AF Assist

	The NX10 has a small green lamp on the front plate (to the left of the lens), meaning you don't have to flip the flash to gain focus in low light. It's not the most discreet solution but it's less disturbing than having a strobing flash pointed at you.

Flash Hot-shoe

	The NX10 includes a hot shoe that will work with several Samsung dedicated flashguns.

Lens Mount / sensor

The NX system uses a totally new lens mount that's smaller than most SLRs and just a touch larger than Micro Four Thirds. Remove the lens and you'll be confronted with an exposed APS-C sensor (around 1.5x bigger than its Micro Four Thirds competitors). The focal plane shutter stays open until the point an exposure is made.