NX300 early impressions

tecnoworld wrote:

Comperitors have at least 2x the buffer depth of nx300. I posted numbers way back. Now, finally it seems that nx30 will fill this gap but barely (and late).

Since I can continue to shoot before the buffer fully purges, I don't really have a huge problem with it. More depth would be better, definitely, but I wouldn't say 'all' competitors have 'at least 2x' buffer size, because they don't. Samsung isn't exactly leading the pack in buffer size, but they're not bringing up the rear, either.

Imaging-Resource tests on mirrorless models (with a 60D in there for fun):

Camera_          _    Time to Purge (sec)_        RAW+JPEG Buffer (pics)

Samsung NX300          18* (11)                             5
Fuji X100                    25                                     8
Fuji X100S                  11                                     8
Ricoh GR (V)               3                                      4
Sigma DP2M                44                                    7
Canon EOS-M              4                                      3
Canon G1-X                 4                                      6
Canon 60D                  27                                    7
Sony NEX-6                 12                                    9
Sony NEX-5N               7                                      5
Sony A3000                8                                      5
Nikon Coolpix A            10                                    10

...firmware revs can change these times, for example my NX300 running second to latest FW purges 5 RAW+JPEG in about 10.5 seconds, not 18.

Out of the APS-C mirrorless compact cameras shown here, the NX300 buffer size matches two (Sony) and bests two (Ricoh and Canon). The mean average of these, including the $1100 Coolpix A and $1300 X100S, is 6.41. I think it bears noting that the street price for a full kit NX300 is currently below $500, which puts it in the bottom two or three cheapest models, here.

So while I think you have a valid complaint that the NX300 is indeed somewhat below average for this segment in terms of buffer size, maybe we should remember that NO camera can be the best at everything: Cheapest, fastest, best built, best looking, smallest, best features, best accessories, best IQ, etc. etc.