Samsung NX10
Encyclopedia
The Samsung NX10 is a 14.0 effective megapixel APS-C
crop
CMOS
mirrorless interchangeable lens
digital camera
made by Samsung
. It was announced on January 4, 2010. Samsung NX11 replaces NX10 in manufacturing since February 2011.
APS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System "classic" size negatives...
crop
Crop factor
In digital photography, a crop factor is related to the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format; most often, this term is applied to digital cameras, relative to 35 mm film format as a reference. In the case of digital cameras, the imaging device would be a...
CMOS
CMOS
Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor is a technology for constructing integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, static RAM, and other digital logic circuits...
mirrorless interchangeable lens
Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
A mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera is an emerging class of digital system cameras, intermediate between compact digital cameras and digital single-lens reflex cameras . They are characterized by a no-mirror design and an interchangeable lens mount...
digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
made by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
. It was announced on January 4, 2010. Samsung NX11 replaces NX10 in manufacturing since February 2011.
Features
- 15.1 Megapixel APS-CAPS-CAdvanced Photo System type-C is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System "classic" size negatives...
CMOSCMOSComplementary metal–oxide–semiconductor is a technology for constructing integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, static RAM, and other digital logic circuits...
sensor with 14.6 million effective pixels (successor of the Pentax K20DPentax K20DThe Pentax K20D and its clone, the Samsung GX-20, were 14.6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Pentax that were announced on January 23, 2008. The K20D was available in the U.S...
sensor) - Proprietary NX Mount
- JPEGJPEGIn computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
and RAWRAW image formatA camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
(TIFF-based proprietaryProprietary softwareProprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary...
) formats are used - Up to 720p720p720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
movie capture (H.264, 30 frame/s) - Fast contrast-detect autofocusAutofocusAn autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...
- 3.0" AMOLEDActive-Matrix OLEDAMOLED is a display technology for use in mobile devices and televisions. OLED describes a specific type of thin-film display technology in which organic compounds form the electroluminescent material, and active matrix refers to the technology behind the addressing of pixels.As of 2011, AMOLED...
screen (614k dots, RGB array with subpixel renderingSubpixel renderingSubpixel rendering is a way to increase the apparent resolution of a computer's liquid crystal display or Organic Light Emitting Diode display by rendering pixels to take into account the screen type's physical properties...
(PenTile) - 921k dots electronic viewfinderElectronic viewfinderAn electronic viewfinder or EVF is a viewfinder where the image captured by the lens is projected electronically onto a miniature display. The image on this display is used to assist in aiming the camera at the scene to be photographed.-Operation:...
- HDMI 1.3 CEC technology (Anynet+) enabled interface
- DRIMe II Pro processor
- Ultrasound sensor cleaning system
- Samsung i-Function (since firmware ver. 1.20)
- Optional GPS adapter
- PanoramaPanoramaA panorama is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film/video, or a three-dimensional model....
photo (since firmware ver. 1.30)
See also
- Samsung NX mountSamsung NX mountThe Samsung NX-mount is the lens mount used on NX series mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras by Samsung. The mount was first implemented in the Samsung NX10, and Samsung initially referred to the NX line as 'hybrid digital cameras', citing their combination of attributes of both DSLR and...
- list of available NX lenses and other cameras, description of NX mount features.
External links
- http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/photography/digital-cameras/nx-cameras/EV-NX10ZZBABUS/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detailOfficial page SamsungSamsungThe Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
site]. - Official catalog
- New eyes for the world – SamsungImaging.
- Review on ePHOTOzine.
- Big review on DPReview.
- Tests on DigitalCameraInfo.
- Review on CNET.
- Comparing NX10 on PCMag.
- FaceBook NX Fan Page.