{"id":19260,"date":"2010-09-27T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/uncategorized\/samsung-nx100-first-look-19260"},"modified":"2014-09-02T16:09:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T15:09:56","slug":"samsung-nx100-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/samsung-nx100-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung NX100 First look"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Page One: Introduction<\/p>\n

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Samsung’s second micro system camera (MSC), the NX100<\/a> has much in common with its first, the NX10 (tested in AP 3 April 2010). Not least is the 14.6-million-pixel APS-C-sized CMOS sensor, which means that when the final full production model arrives it is highly likely that the quality of its images will be just as impressive as they are from the NX10. <\/p>\n

The most notable differences between the NX100 and the older NX10 stem from the fact that the NX10 is designed upon mini-DSLR principles, whereas the NX100 has more compact camera type styling. According to Samsung’s President of Digital Imaging, SangJin Park, the inspiration for the design of the NX100 came from dew forming on a leaf. I can’t quite see it myself, but the NX100 is certainly a pretty little camera, that feels very nice in the hand.<\/p>\n

Compact style<\/strong><\/p>\n

One consequence of the NX100’s sleeker, more compact design is that the fingergrip is much less pronounced, but I didn’t find this a significant issue when I used a pre-production sample over the few hours I had it my possession. <\/p>\n

The smooth curve of the body provides just enough grip for the lightweight camera to be comfortable in my hand between shots. However, the fact there’s no viewfinder or built-in flash takes a little more getting over. <\/p>\n

In the absence of a viewfinder, images are composed on the 3in 614,000dot (VGA) AMOLED screen, which provides a nice clear view of the scene. Those who can’t do without a viewfinder have the option of investing in the EVF10 electronic viewfinder. This is a 201,000dot (QVGA) device and although I want to use it a bit more before I am prepared to pass verdict on it, my first impressions are good. <\/p>\n

An unfortunate downside of choosing to shoot using the EVF is that it occupies the hotshoe and hence precludes a flashgun from being mounted on the camera.<\/p>\n

FIRST LOOK CONTINUES HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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