Digital Photography Review is a well established and respected Photography enthusiast site that was founded back in 1998, and which specializes in reviews of consumer digital cameras. Recently they have got hands on with the Tizen based Samsung NX1 Smart Camera and have carried out a full in-depth review, which is what they are famous for. This was a production Samsung NX1 running the latest firmware 1.22.
Samsung is still a relative newcomer to the high end prosumer camera market, but it seems to have pulled all the stops when designing the NX1 – with impressive results – Dpreview
The NX1 has some stiff competition in the form of the Nikon D7200, Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Panasonic DMC-GH4 and Fujifilm X-T1. All these cameras have their pros and cons, and the NX1 has it own special blend of tricks to bring to the table.
Samsung NX1 key features
- 28.2 megapixel APS-C BSI-CMOS sensor
- Hybrid AF system with 205 phase-detect points covering 90% of the frame
- 15 fps burst shooting with continuous autofocus
- 4K (DCI 4K & UHD) video recording using H.265 codec
- Can output 4:2:2 8-bit 4K video over HDMI
- Stripe pattern AF illuminator with 15m range
- Weather-resistant magnesium alloy body
- Context-sensitive adaptive noise reduction
- 3″ tilting Super AMOLED touchscreen display
- 2.36M dot OLED EVF with 5ms lag
- LCD info display on top of camera
- Built-in 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- USB 3.0 interface
- Optional battery grip
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To summarise, they found the NX1 to be in a class of its own, but for all the details please head on over to the Dpreview site, as any summary here would not do it any justice.
