Sunday, 12 August 2012

SPECIFICATION AND REVIEW OF SAMSUNG NX 1000


Color     White
Camera Type     Smart Compact Camera System
Image sensor
Effective Pixel   Approx. 20.3 Mega-pixels
Total Pixel           Approx. 21.6 Mega-pixels
Image Sensor Type         CMOS
Lens
Type      Samsung Lens
Mount  Samsung NX Mount
Shutter Speed
Range  
Modes  Auto1/4000sec. ~ 30sec.
Manual1/4000sec. ~ 30sec. (1/3EV step)
Bulb ( Limit time : 4min. )
Exposure
ISO Equivalent   Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (1 or 1/3EV step)
* AUTO ISO Upper Level is Selectable. (Up to ISO3200)
Metering System             TTL 221(17x13) Block Segment
Metering : Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Metering Range : EV 0-18 (ISO 100 · 30mm, F2)
Focusing
Modes  Single AF, Continuous AF, MF
Shooting
Modes  SmartAuto(2.0), Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Lens Priority, Magic, cene, Movie, Wi-Fi
RAW format shooting    SRW
Display
Field of View      Approx. 100%
Main LCD Screen              TFT-LCD
Resolution          8VGA ( 640X40 ) 921k dots
Front LCD Screen             3.0"
Video
Movie Clip           With Audio or without Audio (User Selectable, Recording Time : 25 minutes)
Flash
Modes  Smart Flash, Auto, Auto+Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Fill-in+Red-eye reduction, 1st Curtain, 2nd Curtain, OFF
Sync. Speed       Less than 1/180 sec.
Range   28mm Wide-angle (Equivalent to 35mm)
Accessory            Samsung External Flash Available (SEF-42A, SEF220A : Optional)
Image Stabilization
Optical Image Stabilization           OIS Mode1 / Mode2 / OFF
Smart Settings
Smart Auto         2.0
Smart Filter (Movie)       Vignetting, Miniature, Fish-Eye, Sketch, De-fog, Halftone Dots, Soft Focus,Old Film1, Old Film2, Negative
Smart Filter (Still Image)                Miniature, Soft Focus, Old Film1, Old Film2,, Halftone Dots, Sketch, Fish-Eye, De-fog Negative
Picture Effects
Picture Wizard   Modes:
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Custom (1~3)
Parameters:
Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Color
i-Function
i-Effect i-Scene (depends on Lens)
Smart Filter (Vignetting, Minature, Fish-Eye, Sketch, Defog, Halftone Dot)
i-Zoom  x1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0
Dust Reduction
Dust Reduction Type: Supersonic drive
White Balance
Modes  Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent (W, N, D), Tungsten, Flash, Custom, K(Manual)
Storage
File Format         RAW (SRW), JPEG (EXIF 2.21), DCF, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
Image Size          20.0M RAW 53
20.0M (3:2) : Super Fine 186, Fine 364, Normal 535
10.1M (3:2) : Super Fine 378, Fine 724, Normal 1043
5.9M (3:2) : Super Fine 626, Fine 1168, Normal 1642
2.0M (3:2) : Super Fine 1627, Fine 2742, Normal 3553
Burst (5.0M) : Super Fine 731, Fine 1349, Normal 1878
7.8M (16:9) : Super Fine 485, Fine 919, Normal 1310
4.9M (16:9) : Super Fine 747, Fine 1376, Normal 1912
2.1M (16:9) : Super Fine 1573, Fine 2666, Normal 3468
13.3M (1:1) : Super Fine 289, Fine 560, Normal 814
7.0M (1:1) : Super Fine 536, Fine 1010, Normal 1432
4.0M (1:1) : Super Fine 893, Fine 1621, Normal 2224
1.1M (1:1) : Super Fine 2645, Fine 4057, Normal 4936
Media   SD, SDHC, SDXC (guarantee up to 128GB)
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi       Yes (IEEE 802.11n support)
Inputs & Outputs
USB 2.0 USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
Video Out           NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
HDMI 1.4a : (1080i, 720P, 576P / 480P)
Dimensions
Product Size (WxHxD)    4.59" x 2.46" x 1.44"
Weight
Product without battery and card             0.48 lb.
Power
Power Source    Rechargeable Battery
Battery BP1030 (1030mAh)
PRICE $699.99


The Samsung NX1000 is a new entry-level mirrorless compact system camera. The plastic-bodied NX1000 features a 20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, high speed capture and fast auto focusing, ISO range of 100-12,800, 1080p HD movie recording, built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, 3-inch LCD screen, 8fps continuous shooting, Sweep Panoramas and Samsung’s unique i-Function lens. The i-Function button on compatible lenses allows users to control the NX1000 by scrolling through manual settings (shutter speed, aperture, EV, WB, and ISO) and using the focus ring to change the parameters for each setting. The NX1000 also has a special i-Scene lens priority mode, which allows users to select the scene modes, six different Smart Filters and the intelli-Zoom function. The Samsung NX1000 is available in black, pink or white and costs £599 / $699 in a kit with the 20-50mm II lens. The NX1000 is very slightly smaller than the NX210. Once again there's no viewfinder or built-in pop-up flash, and while beginners probably won't notice the lack of an EVF, being more used to holding a camera at arm's length than holding one up to their eye, they will undoubtedly miss having a flash, while the reverse is probably true for more experienced photographers.
Protruding metal neck strap eyelets are located on top of the NX1000 at the sides, with the rear dominated by the fixed 3 inch LCD screen. On the left side of the body is a lozenge shaped hole for the built-in microphone. On the right is a plastic cover that houses a HDMI port for connecting the NX1000 to a HD television or monitor and a USB port. The latter port can be used as a remote socket for use with the new SR2NX02 remote shutter release.The NX1000 uses the same built-in dust-removal system as the original NX100 and NX10 models, which vibrates the sensor 60,000 times per second to remove any unwanted specks from appearing in your images.There's a traditional round dial with a positive click for the different exposure modes located on the far-right, which is a typical feature of DSLR cameras and enables you to quickly change between the various options. The usual selection of Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual are available for the more experienced photographers, and the more beginner-friendly Scene modes, Smart Auto and Lens Priority mode are also accessed via this dial
The NX1000 can record high-resolution Full HD 1080p 1920x1080 and 720p 1280x720 movies in the 16:9 aspect ratio and standard VGA 640x480 or 320x260 movies in the 4:3 aspect ratio, all using the H.264 format at 30 frames per second (you can optionally shoot 720p at 60fps). There's also a new cinematic 1920x810 pixel, 24fps mode.The Samsung NX1000 produced images of excellent quality.The images were a little soft straight out of the NX1000 at the default sharpening setting and ideally require some further sharpening in an application like Adobe Photoshop, or you can change the in-camera setting for JPEG files. The night photograph was excellent, with the maximum shutter speed of 30 seconds and bulb mode of 8 minutes allowing you to capture plenty of light.Colours were vibrant without being over-saturated in the default Standard Picture Wizard mode, and you can always choose Vivid if you want even more punch or one of the other seven presets to change the mood of your JPEG images.The Samsung NX1000 has 3 different JPEG image quality settings available, with SuperFine being the highest quality option, and you can also shoot in RAW format.The flash settings on the Samsung NX1000 are Smart Flash, Auto, Auto+Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Fill-in+Red-eye reduction, 1st Curtain, 2nd Curtain and Off.Samsung's various Picture Wizard options are similar to Olympus' Picture Modes, Nikon's Picture Styles and Canon's Picture Controls, offering preset combinations of different sharpness, contrast, saturation and colour tone settings, all of which can be changed.he same 20 megapixel sensor from the NX210 and range-topping NX20 delivers excellent still image quality, with a very usable ISO range of 100-3200 and 1080p HD video complete with auto-focusing, full control over the exposure settings, stereo sound and a wealth of other options. The NX1000 offers all the advantages that a camera with a large APS-C DSLR sensor offers, namely better performance at higher ISOs and greater depth-of-field effects than the smaller Micro Four Thirds format.

FINAL VERDICT

The Samsung NX2000 isn't the cheapest entry-level compact system camera on the market, but it is a very capable one, sharing the same core DNA as the other new NX models. It's so similar to the NX210 that i would recommend saving £150 / $200 and opting for the NX1000 instead, or stepping up to the more DSLR-like NX20

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