Sunday, January 3, 2010

Samsung NX10 made official -- APS-C sensor and AMOLED screen crammed into hybrid DSLR body

Samsung has just announce its NX10 "hybrid DSLR," which aims to give you all the adamant image quality of a full digital SLR within a somewhat more pocketable body. A 14.6 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor is a good start on that road, while "fast and decisive" contrast AF and a snazzy 3-inch AMOLE

There's 720p H.264-encoded video recording as well, but naturally you do have to make some tradeoffs for the reduced size. The mirror box is gone -- leaving you with only an electronic viewfinder -- and the brand new NX lens mounting system means you'll have to purchase your preferred lenses all over again. We'll wait and see whether the NX10 shows any substantial advantages (such as price!) over the faintly smaller Micro Four Thirds shooters out there, but with a spring 2010 release date and a CES exterior on the cards, that wait shouldn't be too long. Go past the break for the full PR and spec sheet.D display keep the momentum going.

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