Samsung NX100 Camera

Last Wednesday I was given the opportunity to try out Samsung NX100 camera. I would like to thanks Ms. Lim Mui Kim of Samsung for giving me this opportunity.

When I took the camera out of the box, my first impression was the camera is very light-weight and compact, even when it was fitted with the Samsung 20-50mmf3.5~5.6 lens. The Samsung NX100 is only the size of my Micro Four Third (MFT) Olympus E-P2, but it has a bigger APS-C image sensor and higher resolution (14.60 Megapixels). It also comes with a very clear and sharp 3-inch Amoled screen.

The buttons on the camera are well laid-out and easy to maneuver. There is also an “I”-function button on the lens that activates the Aperture control (when the camera is to Aperture priority mode), Shutter Speed control (when the camera is to Shutter priority mode), Exposure Value (EV) control and White Balance (WB) control. This button is very useful for quick access to the various controls during photo taking.

There is a dial on top of the camera for selecting Aperture priority mode (A), Shutter Priority mode (S), Manual mode (M), Movie mode, “Smart” mode, “I” mode and Scene mode. Personally, I prefer rotating the dial then scroll through menu. Finally, I find the pictures from the NX100 turn out pretty well up to ISO800 and the lens could take pretty close-up photos with any attachment.

Beside all the good points stated above, I wished the camera has come with a built-in flash. The built-in flash will come in handy when taking pictures at darker place or for fill-in. I also wished that the lens has comes with a 52mm filter thread instead of 40.5mm, simply because there is more choice of filters in 52mm then 40.5mm. The Samsung NX100 has all the feature of an DSLR minus the bulk.

Please note that I’m not a professional camera tester, the abovementioned is strictly my personal opinion as a amateur user. To get a better and moe technical review, you could visit DPreview.com.

Following are some pictures taken with the Samsung NX100 over the weekend. If you would like to see more pictures from the Samsung NX100 please visit my picture website at http://ctsm88.zenfolio.com/p427188415