What about the NX100 in 2010?

As a follow-up to the NX10, the NX100 was launched in September, becoming Samsung’s second mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. With its unique design of a leaf, morning dew, and i-Function lens, the NX100 created buzz in the second half of 2010, gaining as much popularity as the NX10. The product appealed particularly strong to those who value style. The lens offers unique functions that camera manias would only have dreamt of! Its biggest strength is the ability to adjust the features without taking your eyes off the view finder; you can capture every moment of the subject. The lens was also well-received by users of the NX10 as a simple firmware is enough to have it compatible with the NX100.

Continuing on my last posting NX10’s Hot Issues, let’s take a look back at the year for the NX100.

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Samsung finally unveiled NX100 and i-Function lens!

The NX10 was first unveiled in Hong Kong in September. With no official information on the NX100 until the unveiling ceremony, users as well as the press showed keen interest.

The Ultimate Tool, NX100 Meets the Ultimate Creative, OK Go.

The NX10 in the hands of ‘OK Go,’ a world-famous rock band. The NX100 is at the center of producing the music video for their latest song ‘Last Leaf.’ From the first meeting to the music video production, collaboration of OK Go with NX100 was recorded in video.

OK Go’s Last Leaf and Your Toast

Commemorating OK Go’s music video where thousands of toasts appear, Samsungimaging’s global campaign site (www.cre8yourworld.com) held an exciting event where you can upload a picture of yourself and make it into a toast!

NX Lens Line-Up, ready to retain its title in 2011

The next line-up to the new concept, i-Function lens was also revealed. The new lens for 2011 includes a movie pro 18-200mm lens, 16mm wide pancake lens, and the macro 60mm lens that many are waiting for.

The NX100′s Leaf Design Won the PIN UP Design Awards!

One of the biggest benefits of the NX100 is its design. At the PIN UP Design Awards, the NX100 received the bronze award for Electronic Devices for its ergonomic design.

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The NX100 once again received the spotlight when it collaborated with the musicians OK Go. If you like music, surely you would know ‘OK Go,’ a YouTube indie band. The process of producing ‘Last leaf’ was made into several episodes utilizing the NX100, which you can enjoy on-line. Here is episode 1, the first step to the birth of the ‘Last Leaf’ music video.

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Samsungzone Flickr Photostream has 209 photos taken with the NX100. You can check out the pictures by clicking here.

The following photos were taken with the NX100 in 2010 and proved especially popular among users.

Samsung NX100 │ 1/160s │ f/16.0 │ ISO 100 │ 50mm

This photo portrays a striking balance of three glasses filled with red, yellow, and blue liquid. Also, the dark hand behind the glass in contrast with the three colors helps the picture to maintain balance. Highly praised for its ‘excellent idea’ from users, the picture more than fully portrays color from the Samsung camera.

Samsung NX100 │ 30s │ f/22.0 │ ISO 100 │ 20mm

This breathtaking picture was taken using the long exposure of the NX100. The flow of the water curbing the valley resembles white clouds. The 20mm lens and 30 seconds shutter speed well illustrates the flow of water. Why don’t you try it yourself at a near-by river or valley?

Samsung NX100 │ 30s │ f/22.0 │ ISO 100 │ 38mm

The NX100 performs excellently even in a very dark environment. This is a picture of a bridge at night with lights on. A low ISO is used to capture as much of the little light as possible for a warm and beautiful picture. You’ll need equipments such as a tripod and a long nose, but with the NX100, you can easily become a professional even in dark settings!

The NX10′s Hot Issues of 2010!

Goodbye 2010!

What happened at Samsungimaging this year? If I were to choose the most popular Samsung camera launched this year, it will definitely be the NX10. The NX10 was Samsung’s first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, whose compact body, high resolution, and rapid AF sensor fulfilled the needs of its users.

Let’s take a look back from this year for Samsung’s NX10 through the SNS channel (Samsungimaging blog, YouTube, and Flickr).

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Samsung NX10 Finally Unveiled!

With the start of the New Year, NX10 unveiled its presence in January 2010. Although the NX10 didn’t have a mirror or pentaprism function, the APS-C sensor delivered on both portability and performance.

10.000 Follower Giveaway – The Winner

Commemorating 10,000 followers on Samsungimaging’s Twitter channel, an event was held under the NX10’s leading slogan, ‘Why Capture? Create!’. The first place winner was awarded the NX10. There was a rush of applicants, but the photo of a cute little girl reading a newspaper with the slogan won the competition.

WCIC Final TEN in Seoul

In April, WCIC was held where photos taken with the NX10 competed. With students from six countries around the world, voting was conducted on-line. The top ten participants were invited to hold exhibitions in Korea and to attend the awards ceremony.

National Geographic: The World through Samsung NX10

So, is there anything the NX10 can’t capture? Samsungimaging organized ‘The World through Samsung NX10’ campaign with photographers from National Geographic. Two photographers traveled from Barcelona, Spain to Chengdu, China with the NX10 in their hands to portray the unique landscapes of the two countries. The campaign was instrumental in demonstrating that mirrorless cameras can create works just as nice as those with DSLR; the showcase at Photokina received much spotlight.

Mirrorless Camera NX10, hit the Trefa!
Samsung NX10 has received “Trefa” award (trefa means “hit” or “shot”) for quality of pictures, over-average lenses and good cost-value comparison

Samsungimaging Wins Two DIMA 2010 Innovative Digital Product Awards

Experts were no exception when it came to complimenting the NX10. The NX10 won various awards this year including the Tefra Awards, DIMA 2010 Innovative Digital Product Awards, and PFV Fair.

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YouTube’s Featured Videos from this year!

Here are a few NX10 videos that created much buzz on the YouTube channel. As much spotlight that it received, a wide variety of NX10 viral videos were produced.

In this video, stop motion technique is used to illustrate the NX10 in a familiar way. The video seems to deliver the message that the camera is light in weight and can be used in an environment with a wide variety of fun. You do not need to be a professional to enjoy high quality photo!)

The video aptly demonstrates the camera slogan ‘Why Capture? Create!’

As much buzz as the camera created, ‘Video Making Story’ was also highly popular. Some 1,429 slices were cut to make the paper camera and the smallest details such as the shape and hot key were reproduced to accurately represent the camera. Check out the film making process on the YouTube channel.

The inside of the NX10 is represented in flipbook format for easier understanding. The whole book was flipped using hands in 30 seconds. The pentaprism and mirror have been removed, reducing the volume of the body and weight. Being much lighter than the DSLR, the camera is much more portable. Check out the video for basic understanding of interchangeable lens.

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The strong interest in the NX10 was also expressed on Flickr. In 2010, 741 pictures taken with the NX10 were posted on Flickr. You can check out the pictures by clicking here.

Here are a couple of photos to share with you. Let’s observe these impressive photos taken with the NX10. These photos aptly illustrate the benefits of the NX10.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f/2.0 │ ISO 100 │ 30mm

This portrait was the most viewed in the Samsungzone Flickr Photostream. The photo of young kids was taken by Yonghyun Chi, an NX10 imageloger, on his tour of India. The warm color and the facial expression of the models are impressive.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f/2.0 │ ISO 200 │ 30mm

It was taken on a quiet street in the dead of the night from the second floor of a building. The street is dark but the bright lighting from a store at the center of the photo makes it appear as if a pinhole effect was used.

A great work in low illumination received high scores with many registering it as ‘My Favorite.’

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f/4.5 │ ISO 1600 │ Croped

Daily objects that you see everywhere viewed from a different angle sometimes creates totally different yet marvelous subjects. The two eggs in the red bowl look like the face of a person. Daniel Kulinski, a NX10 imageloger and photographer is famous for looking at mundane objects from a fresh angle. Try to look at your familiar surrounding with fresh eyes – you will get great pictures!!

Last but not least is Ben Heine, who always entertains us with creative ideas. Already an on-line star, he has joined hands with the NX10 this time.

Clay House 24 : Christmas Event – Get Me A Title!

We wish you a Fun & White Christmas! We can’t guarantee you a White Christmas but we sure can guarantee you a Fun Christmas! Have fun by joining our Clay House Christmas Event. Like the first one, all you have to do is give us a title. And don’t worry! No matter where you live, if you become the winner of the prize, the clay doll will be delivered right to your door!

Please remember that the blog title has to be written in English.

How to participate :

Join in our event by posting a comment below this post of your Clay house blog 24′s title along with your e-mail address.

Or If you are familiar with @Samsungimaging, tweet your own title with hash tag, #XmasEvent!

Please remember that the blog title has to be written in English.

Event Prize :

If your title gets selected, you will be receiving clay doll of Clay house Episode 24!!

Event period :

~ 2010. 12. 24 GMT 00: 00

Get some reference from below making video of Clay toy!

Our second mission has been revealed. You got 3 more Clay House Event Posts to enjoy with!

Whose title gets a prize of this blog? Check it on 24th Dec ‘10!

Clay house author’s Talk & Event notification

Samsungimaging blog meets our favourite author, 25plan. He has been visiting us with clay toy and its making video since 1 year ago.

So we, samsungimaging arrange a time to know more about 25plan. So let’s hear him out!

Below is the Interview video with 25plan.

Q. How did you start making clay toy? A.I have been working with clay since I was young. I like the texture of the clay and how it feels when I put it against my skin. Ultimately,my long time hobby became a job that I now do for a living. Q. what is your major studying in university? A. Regardless of my love for clay art, I studied ‘Industrial Design’ at the university.
Q. How did you start ‘Clay House’? A. I had many thoughts debating whether to keep clay art as a hobby or not. It was not easy to keep my first thought on keeping clay art as a hobby when I started out. Many of my friends who enjoy working with clay art were leaving during that time. One day by chance, I went on a trip to Japan where I met Japanese people who love handicrafts and where I was able to marvel at their skills. At that very moment,I realized that I should continue to keep up my skills and make more beautiful clay arts. I have a plan to inherit my art skills in the end.
Q. What is an attractive quality of clay compared to other materials? A. Clay does not harden easily.It’s very soft like our skin and it has a variety of different colors I can mix together to make other colors.
Q. What is an unattractive quality of clay? A.Because it is too soft and does not harden easily, it is not easy to deliver and sell outside.

Q. What is one word I would use to complete the sentence below? A.Clay house is fun!
Q. What can I say to those who like to make clay art but feel difficulty in it sometimes. A. Like the saying, ‘the beginning is half of the whole,’ once you feel like making a clay toy, you are almost done, so just have a lot of fun making clay toys! If you often do that and remind yourself of the saying when it gets difficult, you are going to become expert one day.

How was meeting with 25plan?

If you want to know more about 25plan’s work, go to http://www.25plan.com

Before you meet the next clay house on blog 23, we are going to make an announcement.

We, samsungimaging is happy to celebrate upcoming Christmas and New year with you.And We have been appreciating more than enough for you that visit us!

So we have arranged an event for you to enjoy!

Our first event is going to start on 13th Dec ’10.

You can check more details below. Then, see you on 13th Dec ’10 on Clay house blog 23!

WB2000(TL350) Function -01. Interval Shooting

Hi! This is Amanda.

When was the last time you took pictures?

Me, I am busy taking my WB2000(TL350) camera around with me everywhere I go.

Anyone not familiar with what WB2000(TL350) is?

Why don’t I make a short intro before I move on.

WB1000, with its 24mm super wide angle lens, optical 5X Schneider lens, full manual and 3 inch AMOLED screen,coupled with sleek design, was a major hit.

WB2000(TL350) is the next version of WB1000 and as follow-up versions generally do, it is a significant upgrade of the previous WB1000. Of course, the features are much more diverse as well.

Today, I will walk you through the variety features of the WB2000(TL350) camera and how to make best use of it!

Voila, today’s topic! ‘Interval shooting’.

Interval shooting is where you set the desired shooting interval and number of shots so that the camera automatically takes the pictures.

You can often see such type of pictures in TV documentaries or movies.

You know, the scene of flower blooming or construction site, which typically take long, flowing at an accelerated speed.

One of the biggest benefits of interval shooting is that you can record the changes to the subject with one set up.

And with WB2000(TL350), you can do this.

So, shall we take a look at how to use the function?

First, rotate the dial on the upper right hand side of the camera and set to ‘M’ mode.

Once set to ‘M’ mode, turn the quick dial on the right hand side of the product and you will find the following functions.

You will see the following icons. Let me start from the left.

1) Bracket : Improves minor exposure in the photo

2) Free capture: Displays photos of moments.

3) Interval shooting

4) Normal shooting

5) Timer: Press the shutter for photo shooting in 2 or 10 seconds

6) Burst mode: 3, 5, 10 frame shots per second

And select Interval mode here.

Once the quick set up is done, press the Menu button on the right hand side of the AMOLED screen.

Go to the menu for the camera image and select Interval.

If you go into the Interval menu, you can set the interval and no. of shots.

‘Interval’: Set up the total shooting time

‘No. of shots’ : No. of shots to be taken during the selected time frame.

You can see on the upper right hand corner of the screen which indicates that interval shooting is ready.

Oh! Once the setting is done, don’t forget to turn off the power without adjusting the focus, aperture and shutter speed.

If you turn on/off at automatic set up, the camera will immediately return to normal mode if other setting or functions have changed.

Using the interval shooting function of WB2000(TL350), I took pictures of the beautiful flowers sitting next to the window.

I used quite long intervals for this one. If you shorten the interval, the changes will be slower.

With the photos, I make a quick GIF animation. How do you like it? You can easily observe the changes to the flower, right? Try one for yourself!

In my next posting, I will go over the ‘Panorama Action’ function of WB2000(TL350).

Until then… Say Cheese!

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