Well half right. 4:3 also increases the yields that can be cut from wafers which are circular. They really couldn't care about maximising image area. 3:2 is closer to how we visually perceive.

bit of willy waving there fanboys, but hes right Android is dire, and I'm in Mobility :)

Did you mean 1/3.2"?

I don't understand you. 1/2.3" sensor has dimensions of 7.66x6.17mm

Anything is possible. I'd hate to see the technology they used in their 28MP APSC sensor scrapped just like that.

The 5MP front camera uses a Samsung sensor according to Chipworks. Which means that Samsung still makes sensors.

Satyaa:

Except the NX1 hasn't been discontinued.

ttran88:

The technology used to build the sensors is not exactly the same as the sensors themselves.

So even if the NX1-NX500 had been cancelled, there is gear, patents and other tech involved that could be used for other sensors.

Samsung has their sensor division, and their sensor may be included in GS7 in some locations (like the AP)

abort,

Well its stock is being replenished, in the USA.

Now the NX500 is listed as cancelled.

@HAR - And? They are probably just getting out any remaining stock. Your desperate assertions around this subject is getting thinner and thinner.

abort:

The problem with that “logic” is it was marked down, then went back up to list price again.

You seem pretty desperate to have the NX1 die, it looks like some form of envy.

Envy? Why is that always a thing with stupid people - 'oh it must be envy'... What!? They weren't exclusive, anyone can buy one you know? You don't need to be in the special fanboy club to get an invitation. If I wanted it, I would have bought it. I did in fact buy a NX500 and thought it was rather rubbish.

abort:

It sure looks like envy.

If you thought the NX500 rubbish, that tells me more about your native camera intelligence than anything else--it's not something to hold in high regard.

Now, calm your jealousy of NX1 owners (I'm not one) and celebrate the fact that you can still buy one to go with your NX500.

Although there have been no official confirmation that the NX1 (or the NX system) has been discontinued, and in fact it's still available in many countries, the facts that we do know aren't exactly encouraging:

1. Samsung has officially withdrawn from some regional markets (Benelux, Germany, UK).

2. No new NX cameras or lenses have been announced for over a year, not even during the last couple of months, in which we've seen a number of major announcements from several other manufacturers.

If we haven't heard anything camera-related from Samsung by Photokina in September, then I think we can safely assume that they have left the camera market, and are just selling off their inventories.

"It sure looks like envy.

If you thought the NX500 rubbish, that tells me more about your native camera intelligence than anything else--it's not something to hold in high regard."

Yeah because most view your desperate claims in the highest of esteem. BTW I can no longer buy a NX1 because like most places it IS discontinued. Also it is on clearance in the US. But don't worry HAR, you'll find some magical sign in your sad little tea leaves that make you believe otherwise.

PS I said I had a NX500, not that I have.

abort:

What "desperate claims"? The NX1 is still available in the USA. It's not "on clearance", as best as I can tell. It remains well within normal prices, and in some instances lists at full retail.

The NX500 is far from rubbish camera by any normal measure, no matter what you claim. If chose to get rid the the NX500, that's your choice to make. That act doesn't make it "rubbish", all it means is that it wasn't for you.

Yes and as I said *I* found it to be quite rubbish.

abort:

Anyone who tried the NX500 and calls it "rubbish" doesn't know much about digital camera.

Look, I'm trying to give you a way out before you further embarrass yourself. Why don't you list what you didn't like about it? And there are things to dislike.

Apparently a lot of people didn't like the NX500, if not Samsung would still be making them.

ttran88:

A somewhat different story. Then there's Samsung's to say the least odd marketing of their mirrorless cameras.

We could blame it on marketing, timing, the stars or end of days but the fact of the matter is Samsung cameras are not good enough to stay relevant.

What do you want to know about it? Or perhaps you would like my impressions on the other NX cams I've owned?

I'm sure plenty of people think my Leica is quite rubbish, or my A7R II, or my 5D III (the latter of which I would agree).

As for your opinion, why do you feel yours (positive) is more valuable than mine (negative)? You make an assumption that I must be an idiot to not like the NX500, well I will make the assumption that you are an idiot for liking it.

It is cheap, nasty, poor customisability, the AF is absolutely nothing to write home about, the buffer is tiny, IQ is pretty average. I owned a GX8 at the same time and cost about the same money and was a VASTLY superior camera.

abort:

Not real interested in what you have to say about the NX500, I've actually handled one several times.

No, I don't think you an idiot, not real informed about cameras though.

The NX500 is not "cheap, nasty, poor", can't speak to your customization wants. The AF is fine, perhaps you needed firmware or a better understanding of the system.

It's laughable to say the IQ is average, and this claim further undermines your credibility regarding any digital camera. Perhaps you don't like the jpeg engine, a very different point.

The GX8 is decent camera, not real special.

The more you post the more you make my case for me.

Well at least you're a little bit closer to your megapixel target when you crop it.

Please, can anybody explain why a 4:3 ratio is still required by some users ? 4:3 screens seem to be relics from the past and prints use a 3:2 ratio generally. As I personally do not print my pictures, I meanly use 16:9 and sometime 1:1. That is why I like the 16:9 ratio of my Olympus E-PL5 screen...