Samsung NX30 review
March 6, 2014
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Samsung NX30
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Manufacturer: SamsungPrice as Reviewed:
£899.99With a 20.3-million-pixel APS-C-sized sensor inside a light DSLR-styled body, is the Samsung NX30 the camera to provide competition to the likes of Olympus, Panasonic and Sony? Callum McInerney-Riley find out
Samsung NX30 review – Metering
A 221-segments (17×13-block segment) TTL metering system is featured on the Samsung NX30, with the option of centreweighted, spot and multi-metering selectable from the function menu. A ±3EV exposure-compensation adjustment can also be found in the function menu should users need it adjust the metering of a scene. However, I found that centre, spot and multi provided consistently good exposures in a variety of lighting conditions. Even when I was shooting long exposures at night, the metering performed well, striking a good balance between the highlight and shadow details. For day-to-day shooting, I preferred to use the spot metering. This can be linked with a focus point and positioned by touching an area on the 3in LCD display.
- Dioptre Adjustment: Yes
- White Balance: Auto, 7 presets, custom and manual, with fine-tuning
- Built-in Flash: Yes (GN 11m at ISO 100)
- Shutter Type: Focal-plane shutter
- Memory Card: SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Output Size: 5472 x 3648 pixels
- Viewfinder Type: 2,359,000-dot tiltable EVF with proximity sensor
- LCD: 3in, 1,037,000-dot Super AMOLED
- Field of View: 100%
- White Balance Bracket: Yes
- AF Points: 105 points (phase detection AF), 247 points (contrast AF), selection 1 point (free selection ), multi normal 21 (3 x 7) points, close-up 35 points, face detection
- Sensor: 20.3-million-effective-pixel CMOS
- Max Flash Sync: 1/200sec
- Focal Length Mag: 1.5x
- Exposure Modes: PASM, lens priority, smart auto, 16 scene modes, 10 smart filters
- Weight: 375g (without battery or card)
- File Format: JPEG, SRW (raw), MP4
- Power: Rechargeable BP1410 Li-Ion
- Shutter Speeds: 30-1/8000sec + bulb (max 4mins)
- Drive Mode: 9fps
- Colour Space: Adobe RGB, sRGB
- RRP: £899.99
- Lens Mount: Samsung NX
- ISO: ISO 100-25,600
- DoF Preview: Yes
- Focusing Modes: Single AF, continuous AF, MF, touch AF and shutter
- Dimensions: 127 x 95.5 x 41.7mm (excluding the projection part)
- Metering System: 221-block segment TTL metering, with multi, centreweighted and spot
- Connectivity / Interface: Micro USB 2.0, HDMI, wireless
- Compression: 3-stage JPEG, 1-stage raw
- Exposure Comp: ±3EV
- Tested as: Enthusiast CSC
- External mic: No
- Video: HD 1920 x 1080, at 60fps, 30fps, 24fps
