Samsung makes Wi-Fi even cooler on NX300 mirrorless camera, offers unique 3D lens

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<p>Mirrorless (SLR-like) cameras are the one bright spot in the contracting digital-camera market, and today Samsung has unveiled the 20-megapixel NX300: It has built-in Wi-Fi and (with a special lens, sold separately) can shoot 3D still photos and video.<br>

Samsung has been taking pains to make wireless painless and simple. The NX300 can back up, transfer, and share photos wirelessly. And when you download Samsung's Smart Camera app onto an Android device, you can transfer photos and video wirelessly between the device and your NX300. The app also lets you use your phone or tablet as a remote viewfinder—and control select functions on the NX300 remotely. (The iOS version of the app will be out in about a month, Samsung said.)<br>

The camera also includes these other step-up features:</p>

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<li>A 3.3-inch AMOLED touch screen that can swivel and has tap-to-focus and tap-to-shoot features.</li>

<li>A variety of nicely designed dials, buttons, and controls, for those who don't like using menu systems.</li>

<li>The ability to shoot 3D still photos and video (using a special Samsung 3D lens).</li>

<li>The ability to charge the camera via its micro USB port.</li>

<li>The AF system includes both phase and contrast detection, allowing for accurate and fast auto-focusing.</li>

<li>The ability to shoot 8.6 frames per second in Burst mode.</li>

<li>Smart tech features such as Creative mode, which selects the appropriate scene mode for you.</li>

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<p>The NX300 does lack a few features: For one, there's no built-in viewfinder. (You can't buy a viewfinder accessory, either). It also has no on-board flash, though Samsung includes a small Speedlight add-on flash with the NX300 that you can attach to its hot-shoe.</p>

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Samsung has also introduced a unique prime (non-zoom) 45mm f/1.8 lens that lets you shoot both 2D and 3D still photos and video. A switch on the lens lets you choose between shooting 2D and 3D: When you set the lens to 3D mode, two tiny LCDs within the lens drop down and flicker on and off at a rate of 60 frames per second. This lets you capture true 3D video at 30 frames per second. The lens is 3D-compatible only with the NX300, but it will work in 2D mode with all NX-series cameras.<br>

The NX300 will cost...(<a href="http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2013/01/samsung-makes-wi-fi-even-cooler-on-nx300-mirrorless-camera-offers-unique-3d-lens.html">more here)</a></p>

 

<p>Source: <a href="http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2013/01/samsung-makes-wi-fi-even-cooler-on-nx300-mirrorless-camera-offers-unique-3d-lens.html">http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2013/01/samsung-makes-wi-fi-even-cooler-on-nx300-mirrorless-camera-offers-unique-3d-lens.html</a></p>

[ann_overland]

<p>No built-in flash<br>

No viewfinder<br>

No info about the sensor type or size<br>

Your photos flying off into the cloud to someone's server with you knowing nothing about that service or the security?<br>

Is the wireless transfer encrypted and password protected?<br>

No, not for me.</p>

 

[Spearhead]

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<p>Your photos flying off into the cloud to someone's server with you knowing nothing about that service or the security?</p>

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How would that happen? You can only connect through a known access point and you control the destination. Why would anyone come up with the idea that it would send it off to a random cloud server? <br>

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<p>Is the wireless transfer encrypted and password protected?</p>

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<p> <br>

Of course. <br>

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This isn't very difficult to find out, it only takes a basic understanding of computer technology. Much better to read up before asking basic questions.<br>

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Most people would understand that this is a press release and not contain all data. Hence the sensor question is easily answered by anyone with an internet connection and web browser. Therefore, this question:<br>

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<p>No info about the sensor type or size<br>

</p>

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<p>is better answered by ten seconds of research rather than laziness. For the lazy, here's the info:<br>

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<p>20.3 effective megapixel APS-C CMOS</p>

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<p> </p>

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<p>No built-in flash</p>

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<p> <br>

OK, it's not a good replacement for the camera phone.<br>

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<p>No viewfinder</p>

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<p> <br>

That's pretty common these days. However, the AMOLED tilt screen is getting rave reviews.</p>

[phule]

no info about the sensor size or type? maybe if you've been living under a rock. the nx series is a couple years old.

 

complaints about wifi? the year 2000 called and wants its tin foil back...

[ann_overland]

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<p>Central to the NX300’s outstanding imaging performance is its <strong>brand new </strong><strong>20.3 Megapixel APS-CMOS sensor</strong>, capable of capturing high quality detailed. Images boast sharp, life-like colors and are crisp and clear in all light conditions. The wide ISO range<strong> (ISO100-25600)</strong> further improves performance, letting users capture beautifully balanced images in even the darkest conditions. <a href="http://flex.sys-con.com/node/2499874">Link</a></p>

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[Spearhead]

<p>Wow! You figured out how to use the internet!! It begs the question why you asked when it was just a press release. And you could have just cut-and-pasted from my post above, which had exactly the same information. Not clear why you had to repost. </p>

[ann_overland]

<p>Jeff, here is the deal. You are not getting <em>any</em> answers from me anymore. It is as simple as that.</p>

<p>My answer from 07.23 p.m. was to Rob, who didn't think it was possible to put a new sensor in the new NX series camera just announced. If he keep adressing me like he did here, he won't be getting more answers from me either.</p>

<p>Life is too short to communicate with people who ridicule you over and over again.</p>

[phule]

<p>[[My answer from 07.23 p.m. was to Rob, who didn't think it was possible to put a new sensor in the new NX series camera just announced]]</p>

<p>I said no such thing and made no such claim. Your statement here is a complete and total fabrication. </p>

<p>[[if he keep adressing me like he did here, he won't be getting more answers from me either.]]</p>

<p>If that means you won't be inventing things and claiming I said them, then I will consider myself blessed.</p>

[Spearhead]

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<p>who didn't think it was possible to put a new sensor in the new NX series camera just announced.</p>

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<p> <br>

Where did he say that?</p>

 

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<p>If that means you won't be inventing things and claiming I said them, then I will consider myself blessed.</p>

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<p> <br>

<br>

:-)</p>

[frank_skomial]

<p>Yes, it is possible to have a new sensor in this new camera, as it actually happened.</p>

<p>"<em>the nx series is a couple years old</em>" - but the sensor used in this new camera is a brand new sensor, as clearly stated in Samsung press announcement. It allows the camera to have hybrid auto focus, that is Phase and Contrast auto focusing.</p>

<p>Ann, do not take the comments here seriously, as they are rude and inappropriate.<br>

You had rigts to ask questions.<br>

If ayone has <em>been living under a rock</em>, it is not you.</p>

<p>Rob frequently crawls out of his rock, and forces his biased opinions here.</p>

[phule]

<p>And Frank likes to demonstrate his poor reading comprehension skills.</p>

<p>To quote myself:</p>

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<p>no info about the sensor size or type? maybe if you've been living under a rock. the nx series is a couple years old.</p>

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<p>"No Info About the Sensor Size or Type" was a quote from Ann's first post.</p>

<p>"The NX <strong>Series</strong> is a couple years old" means the following: go to www.google.com and type in "Samsung NX" There is a wealth of information about this system. There are many Samsung lenses for the NX series of cameras. Lenses that are built for a very specific sensor size.</p>

<p>Notice: I said the word Series not the word sensor. Meaning the system as a whole.</p>

<p>If Samsung had CHANGED the sensor size, it would be obvious, because such a change would be featured in the press release.</p>

<p>As there is no such mention of a sensor size change then one can safely take all the information that Google returns about the NX camera system and apply it to this new camera. Any change in pixel count is completely arbitrary. Any change in sensor type (CCD, CMOS, etc). is interesting, but hardly a earth-shattering revelation.</p>

<p>How is any of this "biased" ?</p>

<p>[[Ann, do not take the comments here seriously, as they are rude and inappropriate.]]</p>

<p>The kettle returned your call, Frank, about those color swatches you mentioned...</p>

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