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Guide BookSamsung SMART CAMERA NX System

The development of digital technology has demanded fundamental changes in

cameras. Photo receptors have been digitalized, and all developing and printing

processes have also been converted to digitalized methods. Digital cameras went

on to change mechanical devices such as viewnders and mirror systems (mirror

boxes and pentaprisms), and have continued to evolve. The evolution of digital

cameras has made possible the development of the NX10, a camera that uses

the world's rst APS-C sensor and contains no mirrors.

Not content with the development of the NX10 itself, Samsung has also integrated

creative ideas into lenses, which are the last analog devices in photography. As a

result, Samsung has redened the status of the lens so that it is no longer manually

controlled by the camera body, but is at the heart of a perfect digital system. This

was achieved through the creation of what we call the i-Function, which allows

lenses to control and systematically communicate with the camera body.

Features of the NX System1

The world's first camera with an APS-C sensorThe leader in mirrorless cameras

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Samsung's Smart Camera NX System launched in 2012, is the world's rst mir-

rorless camera equipped with a Wi-Fi function. Now users can send and share

images whenever and wherever through various means and forms using this mir-

rorless camera.

Sharing images with various devices including smart phones, digital tablets, and

TVs via a wireless connection, users can send email or share their images with

others through an SNS connection instantly, right from the camera. In addition, the

camera can work as a remote controller when it is connected to a smart phone,

and users will be able to use a wireless network regardless of where they are,

since they can make a connection either in or out of a Wi-Fi zone using the hot-

spot function in their smart phone.

The world's first mirrorless smart camera with Wi-Fi

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i-Function is improved for greater user convenience. It is an innovative function

only available on a digital camera, which allows you to control many of the settings

you used to make on the camera body directly from the lens itself. For these set-

tings, users can press the i-Function button on the lens, select the function (shutter,

aperture, ISO, white balance, exposure compensation, etc.) they want to adjust,

and then turn the lens control ring ('Value Ring') that was formerly used as a focusring, to the left or right.

The upgraded i-Function 2.0 allows users to select and use both the i-Effect and

i-Zoom functions when they set the camera mode dial to i mode (Lens Priority

mode) and then press the i-Function button on the lens.

i-Effect allows users to select and use various lter effects from the smart lter and

scene modes suitable for a specic shooting environment in a simple and conveni-

ent way. i-Zoom allows users to employ digital zoom effects of up to 2x zoom and

extend the zoom range, which enables users to get a zoom effect when they are

using a prime lens.

i-Function lens

20-50mm F3.5-5.6 II

i-Function button

Digital camera innovation,

Lens Priority mode and i-Function lens

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Optical viewnder(OVF)

45.5mm(GX-20) 25.5mm

Imagesensor

Imagesensor

Display

AF sensor

Pentaprism

Mirror box

A mirrorless camera is a system that removes optical viewnders, including the

mirror and pentaprism used in existing DSLR cameras, to reduce the depth and

size of the camera signicantly, allowing the user to take photos using the dis-

play and electronic viewnder on the back of the camera instead. Thanks to this

camera, the strong points of DSLR cameras can be retained, built into a compact

camera size with considerably greater portability and controllability, while at the

same time offering high denition and many different interchangeable lenses. Both

performance and portability have been improved at a stroke.

The newly-launched NX system is a 20.3 megapixel APS-C sensor mirrorless

camera equipped with various features including a high resolution display, full HD

video quality, and integral Wi-Fi.

< Digital Single Lens Reex > < NX1000 >

Concept of the mirrorless camera

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Moving away from the crude design of existing DSLR cameras,

the NX system is designed to appear more agile and luxuri-

ous, and this impression is strongly reinforced by the way el-

egant curves and sharp edges are harmonized. The ergonomic

design offers rened curves around the grip, which greatly in-

creases the sense of security; and the use of metal in the body

adds a luxurious touch.

Easy and convenient control is also one of the unmissable

features in the NX system. Various hotkeys, the wheel key on

the back, and the command dial (apart from the NX1000) on

the top of the camera combine with Samsung's special intui-

tive UI, allowing easy and quick setting and control, even for

beginners. Menu setting and the function buttons for operationare designed for fast control, even with one hand, and various

hotkeys provide the same control and usability as the very best

cameras.

NX system design and UI

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