Samsung NX20 Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera

Introduction

I compile the Samsung NX20 for reference only based on the information from the web. Samsung NX20 was announced in May, 2012.  Its features includes:

• 20.3MP APS-C Sensor
• 1/8000 Fast Shutter
• 8 Frames Per Second
• Wide Range ISO (12800, 7 Steps) 
• Built in Electronic Viewfinder.
• Instant Sharing via Wi-Fi
• 1080 30p Full HD Video
• US$1099.99

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NX 20 Digital Camera Commercial

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NX20 Story

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NX 20 Digital Camera Review

  

 

NX20 Digital Camera Sample Picture

 

Samsung NX20 Sample Picture (www.thephoblographer.com)

 

NX20 Digital Camera Rating (Source:Photographyblog)

Highly Recommended

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4.5
Features	4.5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	5
Value for money	4

Features and Specifications

Image Sensor

Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Size	23.5 x 15.7mm
Effective Pixel	Approx. 20.3 Mega-pixels
Total Pixel	Approx. 21.6 Mega-pixels
Color Filter	RGB Primary Colour Filter

Lens

Mount	Samsung NX
Usable Lens	Samsung Lenses for Samsung NX Mount

i-Function

i-Scene (depends on Lens) Smart Filter (Vignetting, Minature, Fish-Eye, Sketch, Defog, Halftone Dot) i-Zoom (x1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0)

Image Stabilization

Type	Lens Shift (Depends on Lens)
Mode	OIS Mode1 / Mode2 / OFF

Distortion Correct

Mode	LDC On / Off (Depends on Lens)

Dust Reduction

Type	Super Sonic Drive

Display

Type	Swivel Type AMOLED
Size	3"
Resolution	VGA (640 x 480) 614k dots (PenTile) OCR
Filed of View	Approx. 100%
User Display	Grid (4types), Histgram, Icons : On / Off, Distance Scale : ft / m / Off, Electronic Level

ViewFinder

Type	EVF w / Eye Contact Sensor
Resolution	SVGA Class (800 x 600) 1440000 dots Equiv.
Filed of View	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.68x (Equivalent to a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera)
Eyepoint	Approx. 18mm
Diopter Adjustment	Approx. -4 ~ +4m -1

Focusing

Type	Contrast AF
Mode	Single AF / Continuous AF / MF
Focusing point	Selection: 1point (Free selection) Multi: Normal 15points, Closeup 35points Face Detection: Max. 10 faces
AF-Assist Lamp	Yes

Shutter Speed

Type	Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Speed	Auto: 1 / 8000sec. ~ 30sec. (w / E-Shutter) Manual: 1 / 8000sec. ~ 30sec. (w / E-Shutter, 1/3EV step) Bulb (Limit time : 4min.)

Exposure

Metering System	TTL 221 (17 x 13) Block segment Metering : Multi, Centre-weighted, Spot Metering range : EV 0 - 18 (ISO 100 · 30mm, F2)
Compensation	±3 EV (1 / 3EV step)
AE Lock	AEL Button
ISO Equivalent	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (1 or 1 / 3EV step)(1)

Drive Mode

Mode	Single, Continuous, Burst (5M size only), Self-timer, Bracket (AE / WB / PW)
Continuous	JPEG : High (8fps) up to 11 shots, Low (3fps) up to 15 shots selectable Burst : 10, 15, 30fps selectable, 30 shots by 1 release RAW : High (8fps), Low (3fps) selectable up to 8 shots
Bracket	Auto Exposure Bracket (±3EV), WB, PW
Self-Timer	2 - 30sec (1sec Step)
Remote Controller	SR2NX02 (via Micro USB port)

Flash

Type	TTL Auto Pop-up flash
Mode	Smart Flash, Auto, Auto+Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Fill-in+Red-eye reduction, 1st Curtain, 2nd Curtain, OFF
Guide Number	11 (at ISO 100)
Angle of View Coverage	28mm Wide-Angle (Equivalent to 35mm)
Sync. Speed	Less than 1/180sec
Flash Compensation	-2 - +2EV (0.5EV step)
Internal Flash	Yes
External Flash	Samsung External Flash available (SEF-42A, SEF220A : Optional)
Synchro (Flash attachment)	Hot Shoe

White Balance

Mode	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent (W, N, D), Tungsten, Flash, Custom, K(Manual)
Micro Adjustment	Each 7 Steps in Amber / Blue / Green / Magenta Axis

Dynamic Range Expansion

Smart Range On / Off

Picture Wizard

Mode	Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Custom (1~3)
Parameter	Contrast / Colour / Saturation / Sharpness

Shooting

Mode	SmartAuto (2.0), Programme, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Custom, Lens Priority,Scene, Movie, Wi-Fi
Scene Mode	Live Panorama (2d, 3D), Beauty Shot, Night, Landscape, Portrait, Children, Sports, Close Up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach&Snow, Sound Picture, 3D Photo
Sound Picture	JPEG Only, Sound Recording Time (Before and after Shooting each 5 sec or 10 sec)
Image Size	JPEG (3:2): 20M (5472 x 3648), 10.1M (3888 x 2592), 5.9M (2976 x 1984), 2M (1728 x 1152), 5M (2736 x 1824): Burst mode only JPEG (16:9): 16.9M (5472 x 3080), 7.8M (3712 x 2088), 4.9M (2944 x 1656), 2.1M (1920 x 1080) JPEG (1:1): 13.3M (3648 x 3648), 7M (2640 x 2640), 4M (2000 x 2000), 1.1M (1024 x 1024) RAW: 20M (5472 x 3648)
Quality	Super fine, Fine, Normal
RAW Format	SRW (Compressed)
Color Space	sRGB, Adobe RGB
Smart Filter	Vignetting, Miniature, Fish-Eye, Sketch, De-fog, Halftone Dots, Soft Focus

Image Play

Type	Single image, Thumbnails (3 / 15 / 40 images), Slide show, Movie
Smart Filter	Miniature, Soft Focus, Old Film1, Old Film2, Halftone Dots, Sketch, Fish-Eye, De-fog Negative JPEG (3:2): 5.9M (2976 x 1984), 5M (2736 x 1824), 2M (1728 x 1152) JPEG (16:9): 6.2M (3328 x 1872), 4.9M (2944 x 1656), 2.1M (1920 x 1080) JPEG (1:1): 6M (2448 x 2448), 4M (2000 x 2000), 1.1M (1024 x 1024)
Editing	Smart Filter, Red-eye fix, Backlight., Resize, Rotate, Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Vignetting

Movie Clip

Format	MP4 (H.264)
Compression	Movie: H.264 / Sound: AAC
Mode	Programme, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual
Recording	With Audio or without Audio (user selectable, recording time : 25 minutes)
Frame Rate	30fps, 24fps (1920 x 810 Only)
Image Size	1920 x 1080, 1920 x 810, 1280 x 720 , 640 x 480, 320 x 240 for Sharing (Default : 1920 x 1080)
Movie Editing	Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Sound	Stereo Sound
Smart Filter	Vignetting, Miniature, Fish-Eye, Sketch, De-fog, Halftone Dots, Soft Focus, Old Film1, Old Film2, Negative"
Multi-Motion Recording	x0.25 (640, 320 only), x0.5 (1280, 640, 320 only), x5, x10, x20
Quality	High Quality , Normal

Storage

Media	SD, SDHC, SDXC (guarantee up to 128GB)
File Format	RAW (SRW), JPEG (EXIF 2.21), DCF, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
Capacity (2GB)	20M RAW: Super Fine 37, Fine 47, Normal 51 20M (3:2): Super Fine 186, Fine 365, Normal 537 10.1M (3:2): Super Fine 397, Fine 727, Normal 1047 5.9M (3:2): Super Fine 628, Fine 1172, Normal 1648 2M (3:2): Super Fine 1633, Fine 2752, Normal 3566 Burst (5M): Super Fine 733, Fine 1354, Normal 1885 16.9M (16:9): Super Fine 230, Fine 450, Normal 658 7.8M (16:9): Super Fine 487, Fine 922, Normal 1314 4.9M (16:9): Super Fine 749, Fine 1381, Normal 1920 2.1M (16:9): Super Fine 1579, Fine 2675, Normal 3481 13.3M (1:1): Super Fine 290, Fine 562, Normal 817 7M (1:1): Super Fine 538, Fine 1014, Normal 1437 4M (1:1): Super Fine 897, Fine 1627, Normal 2232 1.1M (1:1): Super Fine 2654, Fine 4072, Normal 4954 Movie: 1920 x 1080 30p: High Quality 17m 35s, Normal 21m 56s 1920 x 810 24p: High Quality 19m 0s, Normal 23m 43s 1280 x 720 60p: High Quality 20m 16s, Normal 25m 17s 1280 x 720 30p: High Quality 29m 10s, Normal 36m 20s 640 x 480 30p: High Quality 73m 26s, Normal 91m 0s 320 x 240 30p: High Quality 236m 16s, Normal 287m 12s(2)

Languages

Korean, English, Danish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Czech, French, Portuguese, Polish, Finnish, Russian, Norsk, Simplified / Traditional Chinese

Direct Print System

PictBridge	Yes

GPS

Type	Geo-Tagging with Option GPS Module (WGS84)
Function	Location Name (OSD) (English and Korean only), Google Map Link (with Intelli-Studio)

Interface

Digital Output Connector	USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED) (micro USB Jack)
Video Output	NTSC, PAL (user selectable) HDMI 1.4a : (1080i, 720p, 576p / 480p)
External Release	Yes

Power

Power Source Type	Rechargeable battery : BP1310 (1300mAh) Charger: BC1310
Battery	180min / 360 shots (CIPA Standard)

Physical Specification

Dimension	Dimension (WxHxD)	122 x 89.6 x 39.5mm (excluding the projection part)
Weight	341g (without batteries and Memory card)
Operating Temperature	0 - 40°C
Operating Humidity	5 - 85%

S/W and PC OS

Bundle PC S/W	intelli-studio 3.0, Samsung RAW Converter 4, PC Auto Backup, Adobe Reader
Compatible OS	Windows XP SP2 / Vista / Windows 7

Wireless

Wireless	IEEE 802.11n support . Cloud . Email . Auto Backup . Remote Viewfinder . Mobile Link . Wi-Fi Direct . TV Link . Social Sharing

System Requirement

Windows	General	PC with processor better than Intel Pentium III 500MHz (Intel Pentium 800MHz or higher recommended) Windows XP / Vista / 7Minimum 256MB RAM (512MB or more recommended) 250MB of available hard disk space (1GB or more recommended) USB port CD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 pixels, 16-bit colour display compatible monitor (24-bit colour display recommended) Microsoft Direct X 9.0c or later
	Intelli-Studio 3.0	Windows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz or higher / AMD AthlonTMFX, 2.6GHz or higher Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB or more recommended) 250MB of available hard disk space (1GB or more recommended) 1024 x 768 pixels, 16-bit colour display compatible monitor (1280 x 1024 pixels, 32-bit colour display recommended) USB 2.0, Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher # 64-bit editions of Windows XP / Vista / and 7 are not supported
	Samsung RAW Converter 4	Windows XP / Vista / 7" Intel Pentium, AMD Athlon Processor (Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP or later recommended)" 1GB or more RAM recommended Minimum 100MB of available hard disk space 1024 x 768 pixels, Full Colour (24-bit or higher) colour display compatible monitor
Macintosh	General	Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10.4 or later Minimum 256MB RAM (512MB or more recommended) Minimum 110MB of available hard-disk space USB port CD-ROM drive
	Samsung RAW Converter 4	Mac OS X v10.6 / v10.5 / v10.4" Power PC / Intel Processor-based or compatible computer (Core 2 Quad or later recommended)" 1GB or more RAM recommended Minimum 100MB of available hard disk space 1024 x 768 pixels, 24-bit colour display compatible monitor

Usage note

• (1) AUTO ISO upper level is selectable. (Up to ISO3200)
• (2) These figures are measure under the Samsung standard.