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NX500 as the near perfect compact camera

Started Jun 5, 2020 | Discussions thread
White Widow Forum Member • Posts: 66
Re: NX500 as the near perfect compact camera
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I hear you Mark. The NX1 is much better suited for video.

That said, I think the HD video on the NX500 looks great and is good enough for most of my uses - especially if it's the only camera in my bag. If you install the hack you can go as far as 2K without crop (which I didn't do).

Shooting 4K with the 12-24 lens gives you a pretty good range but no stabilization. A little tripod will be needed... and this is always a great combo on a gimbal. For low light you'd need fast primes and a tripod.

Too bad about the missing audio input but synching in post is not a big deal anymore.

At some point I used to own a Sony RX 10 and the video looked pretty decent. But on the 1 inch sensor there was the magic missing that the NX cameras are able to produce...

I am with you, why the heck did Samsung get out of the game...???

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