Samsung NX200

Zitat: Pro: + 20.3 Megapixel APS-C sensor. + 7fps burst shooting. + 1080p30 movie recording. + Full manual exposure control in movie modes. + iFn lens button. Contra: - Very sluggish buffer write times. - Fixed screen and no EVF accessory. - Poor use of physical controls. - Poor high ISO noise performance. The Samsung NX200 has a lot going for it. It´s a serious well-built camera with ample physical controls, some clever features and excellent image quality. On paper it looks like a credible alternative to competition both from the Sony NEX range as well as Micro Four Thirds models from Olympus and Panasonic. In practice it handles well and the physical control layout and menu system is well designed. But there are a number of areas where it´s performance is frustratingly limited. The most serious problem is the time taken to write images to the SD card which is a continual mild irritant when single shooting but renders continuous shooting almost unusable. Noise in the medium to high ISO range is something to be concerned about if you plan to do a lot of indoor and low light shooting, but at the base 100 ISO sensitivity the NX200´s image quality is excellent. The NX200´s raw files are comparitively large, which add to buffer write times and the physical controls aren´t optimally configured for manual and semi automatic exposure modes. Fundamentally, the NX200 is an excellent small system camera, though you can´t help but feel it has potential that has yet to be achieved. Revealingly it´s also out-performed and out-featured by Sony´s NEX-5N in a number of key respects. At the time of completing my review, Samsung announced two new additions to the NX range plus a replacement for the NX200, the NX210. Aside from the addition of WiFi connectivity it doesn´t look like much else has changed, so we´ll have to wait and see whether the new model addresses any of these issues. In the meantime, it would make sense to wait for the new models to appear on the shelves before buying, either to take advantage of any improvements or to make the most of the inevitable drop in the NX200´s price.It also goes without saying that anyone considering an NX200 / NX210 should look very closely at the Sony NEX-5N. We look forward to seeing how the NX system develops...

Zitat: The Samsung NX200 is brimming with features for all levels while being strong and sturdy in build and capable of producing crisp, sharp images – all for £700

Zitat: Pro: + Système i-Function + boîtier compact + menus très bien faits + qualité d´image impressionnante. Contra: - Un peu cher.