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Samsung image quality

Started May 1, 2014 | Discussions thread
viking79
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Re: Samsung image quality

Peadingle wrote:

It's not colours or tones, so much as over all picture quality. I must have looked at most of the pictures on Flickr that were taken with an NX300 or NX30, but compared to those taken by something like like the G1 X, or say the Canon D600, they look inferior. I agree though, a lot is to do with personal taste.

All APS-C cameras perform fairly equivalently. In terms of RAW performance (specifically high ISO SNR), Canon is about the worst with Samsung in the middle with Sony at the top. All within about 1/2 to 1/3 stop between best and worst.  For dynamic range there is a huge improvement between Canon and the competition (competition is much better with around 1 stop better DR and color sensitivity at low ISO settings).

http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Sony-A6000-versus-Samsung-NX-30-versus-Canon-EOS-70D___942_931_895

My guess is the difference you are seeing are differences in photographer skill or some other factor.

I've played around a lot with RAW files from the EX1 although that may not be a fair comparison with what I may get from an NX30/300 with the larger sensor. The 'signature' of the NX30/300 picture quality does seem very similar to that of the EX1 though. If only we could all play with these different cameras before actually buying one!

go to Best Buy if you have one locally, they have NX cameras now days in their large Samsung floor space area.

Eric

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