Samsung NX10 Digital Camera Review
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Samsung NX10

Digital Camera Review

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4.4 Samsung takes on the Micro Four Thirds crowd with the NX10, a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sensor. The company successfully avoids the image noise pitfalls of Micro Four Thirds, but faces stiff competition from compact SLRs.
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Introduction  
Samsung introduced a brand new camera format with the NX10, a mirrorless interchangeable lens system with the same APS-C-size sensor as conventional DSLRs. But while the NX10 is less noisy than Micro Four Thirds cameras, it's also bigger, and launched with only 3 lenses. More...
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Section The Good The Bad
Product Tour Product Tour Mirrorless design allows slim, compact body New format means limited lens selection
Color Color Decent color accuracy; low noise in long exposure testing Colors oversaturated by default
Noise Noise Moderate image noise overall; lower than Micro Four Thirds cameras High ISO noise reduction only kicks in at ISO 3200
Resolution Resolution Very good sharpness, limited chromatic aberration Poor dynamic range for capturing high-contrast scenes
White Balance White Balance Auto WB very precise under daylight and compact white fluorescent lighting Auto WB poor under incandescents; custom white balance accuracy underwhelming
White Balance Sample Photos See sample photos taken with the Samsung NX10 under different conditions
Playback Playback Attractive displays; nice slide show with stored albums; easy still capture from video Limited in-camera editing; Windows-only software
Hardware Hardware Good-looking OLED display;
EVF display doesn't keep up with camera movement; AV cable not included
Controls Controls Effective Smart Auto mode; customizable color modes Clumsy aperture adjustment in manual mode
Design & Handling Design & Handling Comfortable compact SLR-style body User manual on CD only
Design & Handling Conclusion Read our final conclusion on the Samsung NX10
 
 
Video Section The Good The Bad
Color & Noise Video: Color & Noise Good color accuracy; low noise levels None
Video: Motion & Sharpness 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
Video: Low Light Performance 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.
Video Features 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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