New milestone of digital cameras, NX10

1460M pixels APS-C type CMOS sensor lens interchangeable type digital camera

Users tend to buy their sub camera high-end or compact camera, because of the heavy weight and its mobility of DSLR cameras. Especially, women leave their heavy DSLR at home, and carry a compact digital camera for its great mobility. Therefore, DSLR camera makers tried to reduce the size and weight, but due to the structural limit of DSLRs which need mirror box and penta prism, it hasn’t appealed to users much.

Digital cameras have kept changing according to customers’ requests. They have been smaller for better mobility and for more convenient shots, new functions have been added. Moreover, Quality difference has drastically reduced recently, so a cheap camera doesn’t mean low quality any more.

By releasing the successful WB1000 and ST550(TL225), Samsung has become a representative camera maker in 2009 and also by adding high quality and unique functions, they have been loved much. (The front LCD of the ST550(TL225) was an ‘innovative’ idea, I think.) However, unlike the compact digital camera market, they failed to appeal in the high grade market such as DSLRs in 2009. (The WB5000 was a high end digital camera, but not a lens interchangeable type, so it failed to satisfy DSLR users. A following model of the GX-20 a lot of users wanted wasn’t released, either.)

There was nothing but rumors about the NX10 which a lot of users had been expecting and it made people wondering it. Finally, it has been released. (As the next model of hybrid cameras which have been popular, it’s a kind of next generation digital camera having both mobility of compact digital cameras and manual function of DSLRs.)

I’m so wondering whether it can be a competitor of DSLRs having the same level image sensors. I hope this will satisfy users longing for this camera. Let’s take a closer look at the camera with the review.

Finally, the hero in the rumor from 2009 is being released. It’s the NX10 a new concept lens interchangeable camera from Samsung.

New eyes for the world.

Why Capture? Create!

I’ve been waiting for long to see the new lens interchangeable type camera from Samsung. However, I’m so happy to see it now. When I pushed the shutter for the first time, I felt something special. Through the NX10, lens interchangeable type cameras which the APS-C sensor is installed will face the second generation. Samsung is the world first for a mirror-less camera with the APS-C sensor having drastically reduced distance between mount part and the sensor. It’s the beginning of Samsung Evolution.

It’s autumn now. A lot of new digital devices are being released in autumn or will be soon. While the digital camera market becomes more high competition market, Samsung Digital Imaging is the only maker from Korea. (It’s impressive that they are releasing more products in the second half of this year with TV commercials.)

The PL70 from Samsung Digital Imaging has various functions with high performance at a reasonable price. Therefore, this can be recommended for those who look for a better camera than just popularized models.

Let’s take a look at the functions, resolution, and whatnot through this review.

28mm wide angle, Samsung Digital Imaging ‘PL70’

People who like taking shots find a good place to take shots when walking down the street. What if they fail to get a full angle, just because it’s too narrow? They will probably give up taking shots or get incomplete shots.

No matter how the performance of the camera is great, unless users know much about cameras, it might just waste money. (Some of my friends who don’t know anything about cameras wanted me to recommend a DSLR. However, after my recommendation, I’m so sorry that they just take a shot in P mode.) I think it’s very important to know yourself and the usage of the camera, but some are just want to buy an expensive and high grade model.

If you are not a professional and not used to cameras, it’s better to buy a camera easy to use, I think. (You don’t need to spend a lot of money to buy an expensive camera for the first time. I recommend that you try to know a camera and then upgrade cameras.) The PL55 which I’m reviewing is a very easy camera to use, so it’s very good for beginners and those who enjoy cameras just for fun. (It includes Smart Auto and other functions making it easy to control.)

Unlike the ST550(TL225) and ST1000(CL65), it doesn’t support unique functions, but the price and performance ratio was really good. Let’s take a look with the review.

Easy PL55 from Samsung Digital Imaging

Comfort shot of 12.2M pixels with Smart Auto

Easy usage is a very common concept in advertisements of a lot of digital devices. In order to get an attention from customers, the easy usage has to come first, and then we can talk about special functions and other things. Even though it has a lot of the best technology or functions, if it’s difficult to use, it’s not qualified as a commercial product for ordinary people. Recently, people have interests in DSLR for professionals. However, looking around, there are a lot of people having more interest in convenient usage than its quality. They might be our brother, sister, or parents. For these people, Samsung Digital Imaging has released the PL55. Let’s take a look at the main and convenient functions on by one.