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The Good |
The Bad |
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Product Tour |
Mirrorless design allows slim, compact body |
New format means limited lens selection |
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Color |
Decent color accuracy; low noise in long exposure testing |
Colors oversaturated by default |
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Noise |
Moderate image noise overall; lower than Micro Four Thirds cameras |
High ISO noise reduction only kicks in at ISO 3200 |
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Resolution |
Very good sharpness, limited chromatic aberration |
Poor dynamic range for capturing high-contrast scenes |
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White Balance |
Auto WB very precise under daylight and compact white fluorescent lighting |
Auto WB poor under incandescents; custom white balance accuracy underwhelming |
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Sample Photos |
See sample photos taken with the Samsung NX10 under different conditions |
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Playback |
Attractive displays; nice slide show with stored albums; easy still capture from video |
Limited in-camera editing; Windows-only software |
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Hardware |
Good-looking OLED display;
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EVF display doesn't keep up with camera movement; AV cable not included |
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Controls |
Effective Smart Auto mode; customizable color modes |
Clumsy aperture adjustment in manual mode |
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Design & Handling |
Comfortable compact SLR-style body |
User manual on CD only |
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Conclusion |
Read our final conclusion on the Samsung NX10 |
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| Video Section |
The Good |
The Bad |
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Video: Color & Noise |
Good color accuracy; low noise levels |
None |
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Video: Motion & Sharpness |
Decent sharpness for a camera that records 720p video |
Rendered choppy motion in our testing; only records with a 30p frame rate |
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Video: Low Light Performance |
Better color accuracy in low light than in our bright light test |
Low light image had lots of artifacting and wasn't very sharp. |
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Video Features |
Aperture can be set in aperture-priority mode; viewfinder can be used when recording video |
LCD is completely stationary; no manual shutter speed or ISO control in video mode |
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