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Guide BookSamsung SMART CAMERA NX System

The Samsung Smart Camera NX system's 20.3 megapixels have been recog-

nized as the most appropriate number of pixels for its APS-C size sensor, not only

because of the increased number of pixels but because of its ability to remove

noise problems fundamentally. The biggest feature of this sensor is that A/D Con-

vert has been built into the sensor, which removes incoming noise created in the

process of changing light to digital signals at the light attenuator, and improves the

communication speed between DSPs in the sensor.

The sensor has been designed and optimized with a broader area for the receiver.

To improve optical characteristics, copper is used in the receiver to allow more light

to enter the sensor, and the light transmittance of the micro lens is improved to

increase the sensitivity.

Powerful Performanceof the NX system2

20.3 megapixelAPS-C CMOS sensor

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NX system 3:2 picture ratio4:3 picture ratio

Trimming in 3:2

20.3 megapixel camera16 megapixel camera

3:2 picture ratio, as with a DSLR

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The 20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor adopted by the NX system increases

the DR(Dynamic Range) from the previous 8.8 EV to 10.5 EV, which allows a

wider and more delicate gradation to be expressed. In addition, noise levels have

been improved by 5dB based on ISO800. AWB(Auto White Balance) and color

reproduction place emphasis on recording actual images naturally without any ar-

ticial color manipulation, to show images simply as they are.

The philosophy of NX quality is "realism", that is to say, creating a faithful recording.

Resolution power in the camera also has been further increased, recording more

information.

20.3 megapixel

APS-C CMOS sensor

35mm Film Format (3624mm)

Samsung NX System

Entry-level DSLR Camera

Micro Four Third Camera

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The NX system has 20.3 effective megapixels, so it can create a larger photo than

any of the mid-range DSLRs. The ability to create a larger photo means that it can

even be used to create works of art, or for commercial purposes by professional

photographers. In general, mirrorless cameras have the advantages of both com-

pact and DSLR cameras, but their performance is somewhere in between the two.

However, the Samsung NX system has a sensor that is the same size as that of a

DSLR, and 20.3 megapixels which gives sufcient performance for it to substitute

a DSLR; thus, it is good enough to be the main camera for professional photogra-

phers rather than a secondary camera.

ISO100 f/6.3 1/500s

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An SW optimization technique called "Parallel Programming" is adopted in the NX

system, minimizing standby time for sequence capture. As a result, a continuous

shooting speed of 8 frames per second is realized at 20.3 MP full size. This high

speed shooting of 8 frames per second provides many more shooting opportuni-

ties for photographers.

Users can capture dynamic scenes from fast motion activities without missing a

second, as well as vivid scenes of children, sports events, insects and animals in

daily life. With this level of performance, giving you the ability to capture any mo-

ment without missing any details, you can enjoy a broader range of creativity.

The NX20 captures quickly-moving subjects clearly with a high speed shutter of

1/8000s. While production DSLR cameras as well as most mirrorless cameras

have a shutter speed of 1/2000-1/4000s, the NX20 offers an even higher shutter

speed. Regardless of subject, environment, or action, the super fast shutter speed

lets you capture every detail with clarity.

Shutter Speed

NX20 1/8000s

NX210, NX1000 1/4000s

Super-speed shutter1/8000s fast shutter

High speed continuous shootingat 8 frames per sec

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Operating speed is one of the critical indicators of performance in digital cameras.

From initial operation and control to auto focusing(AF), adjusting, and shooting, it is

important to reduce operating time as much as possible to allow for fast shooting.

The point is to capture a desired scene accurately, without missing anything. The

NX system was designed to offer high speed capture in order to satisfy this sort of

demand from photographers.

First, its booting time is less than 0.5 seconds; so users can capture a crucial mo-

ment without delay, even if an unexpected event is unrolling before their very eyes.

The next indicator is focusing. Most digital cameras employ an AF(Auto Focus-

ing) method. Auto focusing is an important element in the performance of digital

cameras, and how quickly a camera can focus accurately is key to getting a good

shot. However, a certain lag time (AF Lag Time) is required for focusing, and there

is also a shutter lag time between pressing the shutter button after focusing and

actual shooting. All digital cameras aim to reduce this lag time to as short a time

as possible.

For the NX20, especially, shutter lag time is reduced to 40ms (0.04 seconds) to

allow for faster response.

Faster AF speed& high speed capture

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Samsung Smart Camera NX has increased ISO sensitivity up to 12,800 with the

revolutionary performance of the DRIMe III DSP chip. ISO 12,800 sensitivity allows

users to shoot in very low light indoors or at a roadside with lighting at night with-

out a strobe. As increased ISO sensitivity generally results in increased noise, the

practicable level of sensitivity available for users would be 2 levels below the ISO

sensitivity that can be set in the camera. In other words, a sensitivity of up to ISO

3,200 can be used as a practicable sensitivity, so users can easily take a natural

photo in real life in any circumstances without a strobe.

Also, in other manufacturers' cameras, the ISO level can only be moved by 1 step,

whereas in the NX, the ISO level can be adjusted by 1/3 steps (100, 125, 160, 200,

250, 320, 400), which allows users to select a more accurate high ISO setting with

minimized noise.

High sensitivity of ISO 12,800

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Allowing for the fact that taking video has become ever more important, the NX

system provides a 19201080 full HD video shooting function. Its compact size

and various interchangeable lenses allow users to shoot life-like video with the

expression and display resolution of professional imaging devices, having betterperformance than a regular camcorder.

Users can employ a variety of shooting functions such as a smart lter effect for

videos, and record in stereo sound for more dynamic expressions. Using an exter-

nal mike (EM10) also enables the user to enjoy more realistic sound.

The new 18-200mm lens in the NX system is equipped with a VCM motor op-

timized for video shooting. A combination of full HD resolution, various images

shooting effects, and an 18-200mm lens allows anyone to access a high level of

video shooting with ease. The NX cameras also have an HDMI terminal so that

you can connect directly to a full HD TV and enjoy vivid full HD images.

1080 30p,Full HD video shooting

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High quality sound improves video quality, and an external mike equipped with

various functions does just that. The EM10, an external mike only for the NX, is

made for the job. First, its sound quality has been greatly improved, with the abil-

ity to record sound by level adjustment. With this mike, the wide setting captures

surrounding sounds from a broader area, whereas the zoom setting increases its

directivity, recording a lively sound as if it was recorded from very close. Users can

also check the sound quality directly through an ear jack on the external mike dur-

ing shooting. Now, by capturing more real sound from the scene using the external

mike, users can greatly increase their video quality.

External microphone for a step up in video quality

Wide & zoom microphone, EM10

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The NX20 is equipped with a 1.44-megapixel high-resolution electronic viewnder.

Shooting with this viewnder allows for a ner focus, and helps you take a rm

stance for shooting, even when using a telephoto lens with a long focal length.

In addition, the viewnder lets you see a more vivid and realistic image than other

products on the market, because the large number of pixels available offer a closer

sense of reality than an optical viewnder.

1.44 megapixel high-resolutionSVGA electronic viewfinder

1440K 921K

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The Smart Panel has been improved for

greater user convenience so that even be-

ginners can use it intuitively. For example, it

provides a video recording button to shoot

video immediately while taking a photo, so

you won't miss that important moment.

There is a function (Fn) key that enables fre-

quently-used functions to be set fast, a new

wheel key, and an i-Fn key on the i-Fn lens,

which lets users set the menu as desired,

while the easy menu screen makes under-

standing functions via graphics and seleting

settings easy.

Smart Panel & PUI

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All three models of the NX system released

in 2012 (the NX20, NX210, and NX1000) are

equipped with a Wi-Fi function, which allows im-

ages to be shared in various ways, including with

smart phones, digital tablets, laptops, and TVs

anywhere and anytime.

The Wi-Fi function on the camera is basically the

same as on smart phones, digital tablets, and

laptops. In order to use the Wi-Fi function, users

need to turn the mode dial to Wi-Fi, and select

the icon for the function they want from the mode

list.

Wi-Fi enjoyableanytime and anywhere

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Let's have a look at the Wi-Fi functions one by one. First of all,

the Mobile Link function allows you to retrieve images from the

camera to read, save and share with a touch on a linked smart

phone. Turn the mode dial to Wi-Fi mode, and select a Mobile

Link icon (refer to the table) from the functions list. Then select

either 'Share all' or 'Selective share' in order to select les to be

shared with the smart phone. Now run the Samsung Mobile

Link application on the smart phone, select camera and les

to be transmitted, then photos will be transmitted to the smart

phone.

Wi-Fi ModeMobile Link

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The Remote Viewnder function allows the use of a smart

phone as a remote control for the camera. For example, users

can take a photo with a smart phone controlling the camera,

instead of using a self-timer, and check and save the photo with

and from the smart phone. This function is very useful for other

situations that need a remote control.

Mobile Link and Remote Viewnder functions are available in

the Galaxy series equipped with Android OS 2.2 or higher, and

on 7-inch and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tabs, and can be run through a

downloaded App for each function.

Wi-Fi ModeRemote Viewfinder

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Wi-Fi ModeSocial Sharing

If you can utilize Social Sharing, you can access image share sites or

blogs such as YouTube, Facebook, Picasa, and so on, just with the cam-

era. The Wi-Fi function allows users to directly access the corresponding

site from the camera. Photo le sizes are limited to 2MB, and a maximum

20 les with a total of 10MB are selectable at one go, but this criteria may

be limited depending on uploading capacity or quantity on the site con-

cerned, thus the upload should be made according to the criteria of the

respective sites.

Now, with the new NX system, you don't have to turn on your PC to access

UCC or SNS related services, but can just use the camera even if you

don't have a smart phone or a digital tablet.

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Wi-Fi ModeEmail

Email transmission is also available. Users can send photos or videos

through email using the Wi-Fi function directly from the camera. As the

user can input not just images but also text and messages, both image

and text can be sent directly from the shooting site without a computer.

When the camera is out of a Wi-Fi zone, it can be connected via the hot-

spot function with a smart phone, which effectively allows the camera's

connectivity to be used anywhere at all.

There is a capacity and quantity limitation for uploading les in social

sharing and email transmission. Photo le sizes are limited to 2MB, and

a large le will automatically be compressed, keeping the original photo

scale. Videos of less than 30 seconds in QVGA resolution or taken in 240

WEB (icon) resolution, can be uploaded without capacity limitation. (For

the capacity and quantity of other upload les, please refer to the criteria

stipulated on the site concerned)

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The Cloud function allows users to share

their images easily with various devices.

Without moving the images to a different de-

vice each time, users can share them with

smart phones and digital tablets as well as

laptops, and broaden the range of their uti-

lization by synchronizing the camera with a

cloud server via the Wi-Fi function.

Wi-Fi ModeCloud

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Wi-Fi ModeAuto Backup

The Auto Backup function allows users to save

images stored in the camera to a PC with just

one touch after turning on the computer, and re-

moves the trouble of taking out and dealing with

the memory card each time. To send les, turn themode dial to Wi-Fi, select the Auto Backup icon,

set options on the menu, and then transmit. A

maximum of 1,000 les can be transmitted, and

it is advisable to check these les on the PC after

transmission is completed, because transmission

may be interrupted depending on the wireless

communication status. This function is available

only when there are new photos, and the Intelli-

studio software supplied with the camera needs

to be installed rst. (Supported only with Windows

OS)

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Wi-Fi ModeTV Link

With a wireless connection between camera and TV, the TV

Link function allows the camera to be searched, and to check

and enjoy shared photos and videos from the TV. This is only

available when the TV has a sharing function. Although photos

and videos are shared in their original form, only les in 720,

480, or 240 resolution can be supported for video.

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The Wi-Fi Direct function allows direct data exchange with laptops, smart

phones, TVs, and digital tablets when these have a wireless communica-

tion function. This is a convenient function, which allows for transmission

of photos and videos using the wireless communication unit equipped in

each device to enjoy or save them. It is built into the camera itself, so users

don't need to buy an expensive wireless transmission device separately.

Depending on the wireless communication environment or device con-

nected, Wi-Fi connection speed may be slow or restricted even though the

camera is operating normally.

Wi-Fi Mode

Wi-Fi Direct

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C mode, quick and easy settingfor shooting

In C(Custom) mode, three custom banks are supported, which enables users to

freely save or retrieve the setting they want for shooting. This mode contains al-

most every setting related to shooting, including shooting mode or shutter speed,

aperture value, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, photometric method,

white balance, le size, and so on. If you save a few settings in advance, with the

parameters of shooting in specic situations such as night scenes or snow scenes

or some other specic situation, and use each of the three settings accordingly,

you can be free of the inconvenience of doing the setting every time, and just

concentrate on the shooting.

NX20

C mode is supported only on the NX20.

(On the NX210 and NX1000, magic mode is supported)

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The NX system is equipped with an electronic

level, offering convenient shooting. The elec-

tronic level can be very useful in the shooting of

urban and natural landscapes, still photos, and

photo reproduction, and offers a more accurate

and convenient horizontal-vertical check.

Electronic level guidefor image composition

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Samsung releases interchangeable lenses with various angles

of view designated especially for the NX system. Samsung has

also released a series of i-Function lenses at the same time,

including an 18-200mm zoom lens appropriate for shooting vid-

eo, an 85mm F1.4 large optical lens appropriate for taking por-

traits, a close-up 60mm macro lens and a 16mm extreme wide

angle lens useful for landscapes and many other purposes, so

that a perfect line-up has been put together, including 9 different

exclusive lenses.

Lens line-up for the best combination

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Ultra Wide pancake

16mm F2.4

16mm extreme wide angle with a fast

F2.4 appropriate for taking pictures of

landscapes.

Wide pancake

20mm F2.8

Wide angle lens with a speed of F2.8

appropriate for taking pictures of

landscapes and faces.

Standard pancake

30mm F2.0

30mm standard lens.

Lens with a speed of F2.0 appropriate

for taking portraits.

Macro

60mm F2.8 OIS

Close-up lens with low noise motor,

suitable for taking photos of insects

and owers. With a built-in Image

Stabilizer.

Permium Portraits

85mm F1.4

Very fast large optical lens suitable for

taking portraits.

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Compact Zoom20-50mm F3.5-5.6-II

Lens for wide angle to medium

telephoto suitable for landscapes and

portraits.

Zoom

18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OIS-III

General-purpose commercial lensprovided in a bundle.

Can be used from wide angle to

medium telephoto, with a built-in

Image Stabilizer.

Movie Pro

18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OIS

Lens used from wide angle to

telephoto, with low noise motor and

appropriate for shooting video.

With a built-in Image Stabilizer.

Zoom

50-200mm F4.0-5.6 ED OIS-II

Telephoto zoom lens adoptinglow-dispersion lens, and excellent

resolution appropriate for taking

pictures of faces, sports and nature.

With a built-in Image Stabilizer.

Lens Line-up

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ISO100

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