NX1100 in the Peak District

Auster Pilot wrote:

Just been doing some further research on what was known about this and the watercolour effect is mentioned elsewhere in this forum and on other reviews of the NX1000 (which is almost identical to the NX1100 except for the software that was supplied with the camera).

In this review of the camera:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/samsung-nx1000/samsung-nx1000A5.HTM

The reviewer mentions about the watercolour effect....

"Detail. The crop above right shows relatively minor noise suppression in the darkest areas of the model's hair, as most individual strands of hair are well defined except in very low contrast areas. Overall, detail is very good for an APS-C sensor at base ISO, especially one with 20 megapixels of resolution. Excellent results here. Noise-suppression systems in digital cameras tend to flatten-out detail in areas of subtle contrast. The effects can often be seen in shots of human hair, where the individual strands are lost and an almost "watercolor" look appears."

And in reference to a photo of human hair....

"Subtle detail: Hair

Noise suppression tends to blur detail in areas of subtle contrast but the NX1000 does better than most here"

I would tend to agree with all these statements in that, while the effect is there, it is better than many other cameras.

I too am not prepared to pay lots for a camera, and despite the watercolour effect I find the output as good if not better than my Pentax K-30 and K-01 cameras.

I wish you well in finding the perfect camera at a very low price!

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Neil....
The Sky is a Beautiful Place

Well, my camera came, and so far so good.  I got it mainly for taking product photographs (because Imaging Resource says the color accuracy is good).  I usually photograph my products in natural daylight in front of the window.  I haven't had a chance to do that, but I did take some photos under lamp light, and I must say that I'm very impressed.  The photos are crisp and clear.  I've also noticed that I can turn the exposure compensation all the way up without increasing the ISO.  Since the water-color effect is the least at ISO 100, that means that I can avoid it in all my product shots.  However, I'm not seeing any water-color effect at all.

When I begin to take the camera out for pleasure photography, I'll investigate the water-color thing.  Maybe you are doing something that causes it.  Is the image quality in your camera set to super-fine?

Even if I'm not happy with my landscape shots, I am going to keep this camera for product shots.  It's a relief to know that I don't have to return it.