Lower noise than Micro Four Thirds
Good sharpness results
Disappointing custom white balance
Poor dynamic range
Introduction
Auto WB is very precise in daylight and compact white flourescent lighting, but poor with incandescent. Custom WB accuracy is disappointing.
White Balance (7.50)
The results of our white balance testing were an odd mix. We examine performance under three light sources, daylight, incandescent and compact white fluorescent, first using the camera’s automatic white balance system, then taking a custom white balance reading and testing again. With the Samsung NX10, when the system worked well, it worked exceptionally well. On the other hand…. More on how we test color.
Automatic White Balance (12.43)
The camera’s overall score for automatic white balance is a bit skewed, since the NX10 proved strikingly accurate under compact white fluorescent lights and in daylight, and awful under incandescents (like the tungsten bulbs used in many homes).
Daylight white balance performance was far more accurate than the Pentax K-x or Panasonic GF1. Shots taken with the NX10 using the automatic WB setting under incandescent lights looked a lot like sepia tones, but the NX10 turned in one of the most accurate results in our fluorescent lighting test.
Custom White Balance (2.57)
The good news here is that using custom white balance effectively solved the incandescent light problem we experienced when shooting with auto WB. However, we expect a high level of overall white balance accuracy after taking a manual reading, and the NX10 results were poor compared to other tested cameras.
The unimpressive custom white balance performance undermined what would otherwise have been a decent overall score here.
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