Samsung NX200 Digital Camera Review

Dynamic Range

The Samsung NX200 produced very good dynamic range results in our test, as it is able to keep noise to a minimum through most of its ISO range. We were a bit dismayed by the amount of highlight clipping done by the camera, as it has a very harsh shoulder at the high end. This means that to retain full detail in areas with highlights, you'll have to stop down significantly, though shadow detail is well-preserved. More on how we test dynamic range.

The NX200 posted dynamic range results that beat out the rest of our comparison group by a significant margin, behind only the Canon T3i, which controlled noise in the shadow regions exceptionally well. This isn't a huge surprise, given the NX200 and the T3i both sport the larger APS-C image sensors, but it does pull into sharper relief the poor dynamic range of the NX100, with the NX200 and its new sensor showing significant improvement over its predecessor.