SeekerSamsung Galaxy NX
The Samsung Galaxy NX is the company's second attempt at putting Android on a camera, building on the point-and-shoot Galaxy Camera. This time the company went with a mirrorless design, but it's as much held back by its Android operating system as it is helped by it.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- 3G/4G/LTE w/ Android Jelly Bean 4.2
- 4.8" HD LCD Touch Screen
- Hybrid Autofocus System
PROS
+ Impressive image quality.
+ AT&T/T-Mobile LTE connectivity.
+ Minimal shutter lag.
+ 7.4fps continuous shooting.
+ 16GB internal storage.
+ Integrated EVF.
+ Fast Android performance.
+ Includes Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software and 50GB Dropbox storage.
CONS
- Expensive.
- Minimal physical controls.
- Some compatibility issues with popular apps.
- Slow to take a photo from standby.
- Convoluted file names.
- Raw and JPG images always displayed separately.
- Does not apply in-camera lens distortion control.
- External battery charger not included.
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on November 13, 2013
The Samsung Galaxy NX is the company's second attempt at putting Android on a camera, building on the point-and-shoot Galaxy Camera. This time the company went with a mirrorless design, but it's as much held back by its Android operating system as it is helped by it.
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By TrustedReviews on August 21, 2013
The short version is it’s the world’s first Android-based interchangeable lens camera, hence the confusing ‘Galaxy’ branding borrowed from the likes of the
70
By TrustedReviews on August 21, 2013
As the Galaxy NX features the same APS-C sensor as found in the Samsung NX300, we expected good things where noise handling was concerned
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By TrustedReviews on August 21, 2013
Despite the uniqueness of the Galaxy NX as a digital camera, it does share certain design characteristics with Samsung’s other CSCs.
70