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Friday, April 22, 2011

Firmware Updates for NX10 and NX100

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital
convergence technologies announced firmware upgrades for two products within
Samsung’s NX compact system camera range – the NX100 and NX10 on April 18th 2011 in Seoul
Korea.

The firmware upgrades for NX100 and NX10 will give a unified user
experience for the full NX range and provide enhanced features for existing
customers.

Following the availability of the innovative i-Function lens feature on both
models, the latest upgrades are set to make the cameras even more convenient for
the photographer to use, bringing added value to Samsung’s NX range customers
and putting the perfect picture at their fingertips.

Here are the improvements in NX10 (v1.30) and NX100 (v1.10)
Firmwares

1. The Panorama function is added (in the Scene Mode menu).
2. New
18-55(II) mm, 50-200(II) mm, and 18-200 mm i-Function lenses are supported (in
addition to the OIS menu).
3. The algorithm of Video AF is improved, and the
low contrast in the AF function is increased.
4. By default, the Video AF
mode is set to CAF.

The firmware upgrade also makes these functions faster and quieter than ever,
giving photographers the ability to take noise-free, professional-looking still
images and movies with ease.

In addition, through the upgraded firmware, the NX100 and NX10 now provide the i-Function
setting help guide via the camera’s display, as available on the recent NX11
model. The feature helps users take impressive shots more easily by guiding
users with explanations on different functions of the i-Function lens.

Mr. Hyunho Chung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Digital Imaging
Business, Samsung Electronics, commented: “We continually look for ways to
improve the photography experience, to make it more fun and add value for our
customers. The latest upgrade is reflective of this. Users of the NX system
already benefit from key features such as compact portability of the devices,
and innovations like the i-Function lens. Through ongoing developments, we hope
to offer even more to enable photographers of all levels to get the best results
and professional-looking pictures every time. We look forward to announcing a
number of additional developments in the future to make the NX range even easier
for our customers to use.”

The upgrades will be available from April 18, 2011 for all NX100 and NX10 customers to download at www.samsung.com.

How to upgrade the firmware for the NX10 and NX100 to enhance the
product performance.

You can upgrade the firmware by following these steps;

1. Click on the following link to download firmware :

NX10 click here
:
NX100 click here
:

2. Click on Firmware

3. Click on ‘Upgrade guide’ and ‘Upgrade File’ to install and upgrade your
firmware.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Tortelloni with mushroom filling

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

For my final blog post I decided to cook something again. The recipe I’ll be making is tortelloni with mushroom filling and a simple butter sauce with salvia and lemon. A typical Italian dish!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/2s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Ingredients for 2 people:

250 g flour (special flour for pasta labeled “00″ or “doppio zero”)

2 1⁄2 eggs

125 g french mushrooms (the round white ones)

100 grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

1/2 clove of garlic

1 shallot

butter

2 leafs of salvia

a hint of lemon

First, we’ll make the filling for the tortelloni. Cut up the shallot and garlic and squeeze the garlic pieces so the juice comes out. Melt some butter in a pan and add the shallot and garlic. Let them fry on a low heat until they get slightly brownish.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/2s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

In the meantime, we can cut up the mushrooms. Just cut them up in four big pieces and then add them to the pan.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/15s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 480

Add pepper, no salt. You can add quite a lot of pepper, make it nice and spicy. The filling will give the tortelloni most of its flavour.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/25s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Smells good! But of course we can’t use it in this shape for our filling. It’s time to get the blender out and cut up it until it’s a nice soft paste.

Samsung NX10 │ 1.000s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Since we want a much dryer filling, we’ll have to add one more ingredient: Parmigiano-Reggiano. I love this cheese. Mix all of the cheese with the mushroom filling in a bowl or pot and you’ll notice how it gets dry and salty, just perfect!

Samsung NX10 │ 0.800s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/2s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Put the filling in the fridge, it’ll thicken up a bit more in there and in the meantime we can start to make our pasta dough.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/4s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Put all of the flour on a kitchen worksurface and make a small pile with a hole in the center. Somewhat like a volcano. In the center, add the eggs. With a fork we can now beat the eggs gently, until they are mixed.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/5s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

After that, gently start mixing the flour with the eggs, step by step, using your hands. The result is a nice soft pasta dough!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Get your rolling pin and start rolling the dough until it’s only a few millimeters in thickness. It’s quite tricky, you might want to look for some video tutorials to see how it’s done. It was my first time also and dividing my ball of dough in half wasn’t such a good idea afterwards…

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Now cut up the sheet of dough into squares of about 5 x 5 centimeters. Get the filling out of the fridge and put small amounts of it on the squares of dough.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/2s │ f2.5 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Shaping the tortelloni is somewhat difficult. You basically fold the squares diagonally to a triangle, then fold the two tips on the long side and connect them together while wrapping them around a finger. It’s impossible to explain in words, so again, it’s a good idea to check for videos online.

If the dough is a bit too dry because you used too much flour, you could use a tiny bit of beaten egg to use as a “glue”.

Samsung NX10 │ 1.600s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 1600

All ready to be cooked!

Samsung NX10 │ 10.000s │ f13.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

For the sauce, we’re making a very simple traditional butter, salvia and lemon juice mix. Melt some butter, add a hint of lemon and chop up some leafs of salvia and add them. Boil some water and add the fresh tortelloni.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/13s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/15s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

When the tortelloni start floating in the boiling water, they’re ready. Drain them and put them on a plate. Add the warm butter mix and finish it off with some leafs of salvia. Buon appetito!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/25s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Friday, January 21, 2011

One year of NXperience

This is the first post this year, I hope not the last. At home, more and more responsibilities, the time for anything less.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/13s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 200

Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 200

Time runs so fast that it’s been a year since I am the owner of NX10 and wonderful little devil named Natasha!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 200

Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 200

Samsung EX1 │ 1/60s │ f2.3 │ 12.3mm │ ISO 80

Within a year I became the owner 4 of 5 NX system lenses, I must say that I’m not fully satisfied because I lack a macro lens – so awaited, perhaps imparted to even fish-eye to enhance creativity.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/4s │ f22.0 │ 50mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/80s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/2s │ f22.0 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/4s │ f13.0 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f4.3 │ 82mm │ ISO 200

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Each new lens for me is getting better! Moreover, confirmed by various tests. But tests are tests, I prefer taking pictures than worrying about technical matters.

About The NX I can tell you – it works all the time just as well as in January 2010.
Counter shows nearly 7200 only photos, because I still have the EX1 which the counter shows2300 photos. This is a 9600 photos by the year, or about 26 pictures a day. I do not know whether this is a good or a bad result?

Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/125s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f6.3 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f6.3 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/100s │ f5.0 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/500s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

Samsung EX1 │ 1/90s │ f1.8 │ 5.2mm │ ISO 80

During one of the photo day, I managed to flood it with water, but luckily it survived and still works. I tried it also freeze at the snow – still works!
I have not tried to throw it, but it was tested by others with NX100 – still works!

In the beginning there were a few minor problems, but thankfully the developers have eliminated them from Samsung, I hope that it will introduce a few more minor improvements as the selection of JPG compression ratio, and AMOLED viewfinder.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/250s │ f2.8 │ 20mm │ ISO 100

By NX10 back my passion for photography. I always say that the pictures you can take by any camera, even a cell phone – hmmm pity that I do not have the Samsung S Galaxy only Wildfire with camera hopeless :)

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f4.0 │ 50mm │ ISO 200

Samsung NX10 │ 1/80s │ f4.0 │ 50mm │ ISO 200

During the year, it seems to me that I did a lot to improve my skills, I also know how much work is ahead of me. Fortunately, I have now excellent tool that enables me to develop skills and create new interesting vision.