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NEX has tiny rear screens: 3 inches diagonal ain't the same when it is 16x9

Started Mar 26, 2013 | Discussions
Michael Barker Senior Member • Posts: 1,966
NEX has tiny rear screens: 3 inches diagonal ain't the same when it is 16x9
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Samsung users, please join me in not asking Samsung to shrink their rear AMOLED so we can have an EVF in the left upper corner. Not only is the NEX-6 larger than the NX300, its 3-inch screen is much smaller than the NX300's 3-inch screen.

NEX-6 LCD vs NX200 AMOLED

The NX200's screen is one battery high.

http://camerasize.com/compare/#375,149

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chrisrabe Senior Member • Posts: 2,001
Re: NEX has tiny rear screens: 3 inches diagonal ain't the same when it is 16x9
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While the NX300 is adopting 16:9 ratio, it is also making that larger than 3 inches - up to 3.3.

This will mitigate the ratio change a bit with regards to making screen smaller.

Also, you have to remember the NEX has an EVF, so slightly smaller screen seems understandable.

I don't think you have much of anything to worry about.

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pcheywood Regular Member • Posts: 187
Re: NEX has tiny rear screens: 3 inches diagonal ain't the same when it is 16x9

I have to admit that I'd happily live with the smaller screen to get the same format EVF into a Samsung model.

Just imagine the NEX 6 format with your Sammie pancakes.

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Re: NEX has tiny rear screens: 3 inches diagonal ain't the same when it is 16x9

I feel the same, the NEX screen is much smaller due to the wide aspect ratio and they add black bars on the side so it feels even smaller.  It is okay on the EVF models, but the same screen is on all the models making the normal models on the small side for the display.

Based on the Galaxy 4S, I think Samsung likes large displays

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Ariston Senior Member • Posts: 2,401
Re: NEX has tiny rear screens: 3 inches diagonal ain't the same when it is 16x9
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Michael Barkowski wrote:

Samsung users, please join me in not asking Samsung to shrink their rear AMOLED so we can have an EVF in the left upper corner. Not only is the NEX-6 larger than the NX300, its 3-inch screen is much smaller than the NX300's 3-inch screen.

NEX-6 LCD vs NX200 AMOLED

The NX200's screen is one battery high.

http://camerasize.com/compare/#375,149

personally, I'm fine with an optional EVF at the center.

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