Best Compact System Camera Entry Level: Samsung NX100

The Samsung NX100’s new body design drastically revises the 'DSLR look-alike'
concept found in other compact interchangeable lens cameras, and is a bold step
from the company’s previous NX10/11 designs. This brings it into direct
competition with other Compact System Cameras. Impressive features include a
vivid 3-inch AMOLED screen, an APS-C size sensor and a line of high-tech
iFunction lenses. This promising new series of optics blazes new viewing and
camera control paths by allowing the user to program numerous functions right
from the lens.

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Samsung NX100

by Dan Havlik, Zig Weidelich, Shawn Barnett, and Stephanie Boozer
Review Date: 03/18/2011

Even casual observers of the digital camera market have to be surprised by the flood of compact system camera (CSC or mirrorless) models that have hit stores in the past year. One of the most recent CSC bodies is the 14.6-megapixel Samsung NX100, a handsome, slim model that uses an APS-C size CMOS image sensor. While that image sensor is about the size of imaging chips in most digital SLRs, the NX100's camera body is decidedly smaller than Samsung's other two entries in the CSC category: the DSLR-like NX5 and NX10 from last year.

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Samsung NX100 review

The latest in Samsung's NX series of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras,
the NX100 boasts a 14-megapixel APS-C-format sensor, full HD video, a 3-inch
AMOLED screen and a 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 lens with focusing ring and Samsung's
innovative new i-Function button, which allows users to choose from a series of
manual settings.

Now interchangeable lens compacts are so well established that the challenge
is to appeal to specific market segments – or just to stand out by doing
something different. Samsung's response to this challenge is the NX100, the
sister camera to the Samsung
NX10.

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Samsung NX100 Review

Samsung continues to set the tone in the EVIL market of mirrorless digital cameras. First it was with the introduction of the NX10, which was the first EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) camera on the market to use an APS-C sized image sensor in such a small form factory. Now, with the NX100, Samsung is unveiling yet another first for this class of powerful digital cameras with their new i-Function lenses. This new system allows photographers to control commonly used camera functions (like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, exposure compensation) quickly and easily without ever having to remove their left hand from gripping the lens barrel. This is accomplished with the use of an i-Function button and a control ring on the lens; which also serves the manual focus ring.

The NX100 carries over many of the same features found on its predecessor, the NX10, including a 14.6-megapixel APS-C CMOS image sensor, a 3.0-inch AMOLED display, 720p HD video recording and much more. However, all these are packed into a much smaller frame. With this compact size, there are some features lost, like the awesome built-in EVF that was on the NX10. However, Samsung has done well by offering external accessories like an EVF that attaches to the flash hot shoe; much like Olympus' PEN models.

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Mirrorless Camera Comparison Review

NX100 is Samsung's second-generation mirrorless camera, and the second surprise in our comparison. It hit most of the right marks, and is causing us to take a new look at Samsung as a serious contender in this field. Its interface and screen are impressive, and it ties Sony for having the biggest sensor in the field. Samsung also makes more than a dozen lenses for NX—a shocking number that includes some high-end prime lenses. To top it off, it also has the lowest price of the bunch. Just watch out for shaky shots—this thing has no image stabilization, either in the camera or the bundled lens.

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Samsung NX100 review

Cameras that hark back to the rangefinder designs of the 1970s are nothing new, but the Samsung NX100 takes things a step further than most. As well as offering SLR-like features in a compact-style body, Samsung adds controls to the kit lens of this 14.6-megapixel camera, which allow you to change ISO, aperture and shutter speed with a twist of the focus ring.

It sounds great on paper, and for a moment or two it’s actually quite fun to use. Hit the iFn button on the barrel, and a menu pops up on the camera’s glorious 3in AMOLED screen; keep pressing the button until you reach the setting you want to change, and spin the focus ring to adjust.

It’s a system that was originally designed for, and worked well with, cameras that had optical viewfinders. Alas, it doesn’t work so well here. When you have to hold the camera out in front of you to see the screen, clawing your hand around the front to reach the lens isn’t very comfortable. Using the controls on the rear of the body doesn’t prove much more responsive or comfortable either.

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Has there ever been a better time to buy a DSLR camera?

If you're shopping for a DSLR don't miss the February 2011 issue of PC & Tech Authority which is on sale now. We've put 11 DSLRs and hybrid cameras head to head. Below is an extract. Get the magazine or iPad edition and you get the full shebang: our full reviews of 11 cameras, comparison feature table, our guide to understanding sensors, plus we kit you out with our accessory guide.
Has there ever been a better time to buy a DSLR? We'd argue not, and offer the excellent Nikon D3100 as proof. For less than $900, you can now buy a camera that shoots HD video, takes wonderful pictures and is compatible with what many experts claim to be the best-quality range of lenses in the world.
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Samsung NX100 review

The Samsung NX100 is an innovative camera, but not always a practical one. The compact interchangeable lens camera has a handsome and slim body, but you should hang on to it carefully because it doesn’t include a textured grip. Inside is a large APS-C image sensor that captures 14.6-megapixels of resolution. This means that you get the same sized sensor as in many standard DSLRs, but in a smaller overall package. Samsung designed a clever iFunction control system that lets you adjust some of the most common camera settings from controls on the lens itself. Yet, neither the 20-50mm kit zoom, nor the body, includes image stabilisation. There’s a smart system for automatic exposure selection, but no built-in flash.

When thinking about a NX100 as the next possible camera for you, the real question is, does innovation outweigh its shortcomings?

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Samsung NX100

 

The Samsung NX100 is an innovative camera, but not always a practical one. The compact interchangeable lens camera has a handsome and slim body, but you should hang on to it carefully because it doesn’t include a textured grip. Inside is a large APS-C image sensor that captures 14.6-megapixels of resolution. This means that you get the same sized sensor as in many standard DSLRs, but in a smaller overall package. Samsung designed a clever iFunction control system that lets you adjust some of the most common camera settings from controls on the lens itself. Yet, neither the 20-50mm kit zoom, nor the body, includes image stabilization. There’s a smart system for automatic exposure selection, but no built-in flash.

When thinking about a NX100 as the next possible camera for you, the real question is, does innovation outweigh its shortcomings?

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Gadget review: Samsung NX100

If you’re looking for a compact, lightweight alternative to a DSLR, Samsung NX100 will be ideal for you.


Riding on the success of NX10, Samsung’s first mirrorless camera, NX100 also comes with a mirrorless APS-C size sensor and a three-inch AMOLED screen, plus new features such as i-Function Lens.


Mirrorless cameras were one of the digital camera trends in 2010, and they are expected to grow this year as more companies jump on the bandwagon.


What makes them special is that even though you can still play with interchangeable lenses, the same as you do with a DLSR, mirrorless cameras are much smaller and lighter.


There’s no need to explain the technicalities behind the reduction in size and weight, but do take note that mirrorless cameras don’t come with a viewfinder — this means the main source for viewing your photograph subjects is through the rear LCD or AMOLED screen.


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Samsung NX100

COMPUTERS

In the weeks preceding January's reveal of the Sliding PC 7, more than 300 news items were posted about the 10.1-inch tablet computer, which touts a unique--and polarizing--slide-out keyboard. Today, "there's a very distinct split between people who are pro-Samsung and anti-Samsung," says Chris Davies, an editor at the tech blog SlashGear, "which feels very Apple."

SEMICONDUCTORS

A quarter of Samsung's revenue comes from semiconductors, bought by the likes of Dell, HP, and Microsoft, so it "has some shielding from the market," says Forrester analyst Charles Golvin. This also gives Samsung the freedom (and the cash) to toy with different technologies--Windows Phone 7, smartphones for Symbian, and Android OS, for instance--so when one of those takes off, it's ready with a top-of-the-line product.

Samsung NX100

- Review by Adorama
Samsung NX100 is a 14.6 Mega-pixels digital camera features 20-50mm F/3.5-5.6 ED Standard Zoom Lens, super large APS-C size CMOS sensor, ISO 100 – 3200, Extension settable : ISO 6400, HD movies in 720p resolution, optional GPS System, and 3.0″ VGA AMOLED Display. The camera measures (WxHxD) 120.5 x 71 x 34.5mm and weighs 282g (without batterY and memory card) 340g (Battery and memory card included).

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Samsung NX100 Comparison

Below URL is article about Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 & Samsung NX100.

http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GF2-Digital-Camera-Review/Samsung-NX100-Comparison.htm

samsung NX100 Review

The evolution continues with the next NX: Samsung NX100

The NX100 is the second generation of compact system camera (CSC) developed by Samsung this year. Following in the footsteps
of the NX10 the new model takes on a more slimline look, akin to Panasonic’s GF1 or Sony’s NEX cameras.
Beneath the streamlined exterior, the NX100 still packs a punch with a 14.6MP APS-C sensor that stands it apart from the micro four thirds offerings from Olympus and Panasonic. This larger sensor, in theory, should produce image results similar to a DSLR, many of which also offer APS-C sensors.
Although we tend to focus mainly on camera bodies when we review, the big feature here is iFunction. Although this is accessed via a button situated on the lens, the iFunction feature changes the way you shoot. Depress the button and shooting options appear along the bottom of the three-inch AMOLED screen. Scroll through these by pressing the button until you reach the feature you want to manipulate. Choose from aperture, shutter speed, white balance, ISO, exposure compensation and scene modes. Then simply twist the focus ring on the lens to scroll up through aperture values or apply EV, for example.
The benefit of this system is that everything is available at your fingertips, without having to change your shooting stance. With the right hand on the Shutter button and the left cupped around the lens, changes can be made quickly, without having to look away and then recompose the original scene. We even tried this lens on the older Samsung NX10. After we applied the firmware update, we found the iFn lens and the viewfinder made for a great combination.

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Hands-On Report:Samsung NX100 Compact System Camera Review

Below URL is article about NX100.
http://www.cameragearguide.com/1388/hands-on-report-samsung-nx100-compact-system-camera-review/

SAMSUNG NX100 vs SONY NEX5

SAMSUNG NX100 vs SONY NEX5

1. User Interface
Start up Time
Capture the moment
2. Image Quality
ISO
Chromatic Aberration
Auto Focus
3. Battery Life
Display
4. Flash
GPS
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