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I'm suddenly interested in NX Mini

Started Oct 24, 2014 | Discussions thread
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CAcreeks
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I'm suddenly interested in NX Mini

The NX Mini seems similar to the Canon G7x and Sony RX100 in size and image quality. So I have been reading reviews and watching YouTube videos, which for the NX Mini are more thorough than written reviews. Only 3 items concern me:

  1. Mono only mic for video recording. (Although I always add music to my movies, so it matters little.)
  2. Relatively low resolution LCD. Oddly, reviewers don't complain much about this.
  3. Picture review is backwards. One YouTube reviewer objected to this, and also the "unnecessary" clip-on flash, which to me seem useful for extra power.

Did I miss anything important?

Other than these items, the NX Mini seems superior to the Canon G7x in many ways: battery life, NFC, can change lenses, better looking (white), lighter weight, panorama mode.

The 17/1.8 seems like a superb lens for $249, but it would be nice to have a longer lens for portraits. None yet available, without use of adapter.

Samsung lacks the entrenched marketing and fan base of Canon, so I understand why so little is written about this camera. Nevertheless it seems like a good fit for me.

Canon PowerShot G7 X Samsung NX mini
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