An electronic viewfinder houses a
sensor below it, which can detect when
your eye is close and switches off the screen
New cameras tested[Samsung NX10]
Manually activate the
on-board flash or add one
onto the hotshoe on the top of the NX10 body unit
The kit lens is good, with
minimal distortions apparent in test shots and a good positive action on the ring
The buttons and controls are logically placed and are in a similar placement to traditional DSLRs
to play with, especially as each clip is limited to 25 minutes. In terms of the stills
performance, colours straight out of the camera were very faithful. The camera metered well even in diffi cult conditions with lots of dark shadow and bright highlights, even when left to meter automatically. White balance also performed well when left on automatic settings, producing neutral tones.
The Control dial sits behind the shutter release rather than beneath it
The autofocus was very effective
for the most part, although on occasions the Samsung did struggle a little in lower light situations and on faster-moving subjects. However, manual focus is also on offer, and we found this to work extremely well. Noise proved to be
FULL CHARGE:
LITHIUM-ION
SHOTS FROM
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BATTERY LIFE
200min/400 shots (CIPA Standard)
unproblematic for the NX10, with only the higher settings showing up problems on JPEG images. There is in-camera noise reduction, which can be switched on or off, and did a fairly good job for the most part. ISO can be pushed up to 3200, which is less than some ranges we’ve seen on recent launches, but enough to enable handheld shooting in low-light conditions. RAW fi les show slightly more noise, but the bundled Samsung RAW convertor can easily sort this out.
Fast-moving objects can cause problems, yet shooting
handheld at mid-
length exposures is no problem
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