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NX500 as the near perfect compact camera

Started Jun 5, 2020 | Discussions thread
mnewxcv Forum Member • Posts: 90
Re: NX500 as the near perfect compact camera
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I liked my nx500s while i owned them. I did miss the DIS, but I mostly used them on a tripod as a B cam to my NX1. 2.5k mode worked well for me as well. I always thought if the 4k crop was a 'selectable' option, that would be amazing. I wish the NX1 had 4k crop as an option for when I need telephoto but don't have the lens for it. That being said, neither camera is perfect. The nx500 is great because of its flip screen. NX1 lacks that. NX500 lacks mic input, which ruins it in some ways. I also quite like using the gammaDR setting in the NX1, which the nx500 lacks. I dialed in the picture wizard profiles as best I could, but there is a curve in the gammadr profile that cannot be matched with the simple picturewizard settings.

All that said, NX500 is still a beast. If you don't need an external mic or super stable video, it is an amazing piece of tech. I was planning to use one for a car camera rig, but ended up going NX1 for better color profiles, battery life, endurance.

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