Samsung NX3000 Review
August 14, 2014
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Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
Image Sensor
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Type
CMOS -
Sensor Size
23.5mm x 15.7mm -
Effective Pixel
20.3MP -
Total Pixel
21.6MP -
Colour Filter
RGB Primary
Lens Mount
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Mount
Samsung NX Mount -
Usable Lens
Samsung NX Lens (3D Lens not supported)
Image Stabilisation
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Type
Lens Shift (depends on Lens) -
Mode
OIS Mode1 / Mode2 / off
Distortion Correct
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Distortion Correct
LDC On / Off (depends on Lens)
i-Function
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i-Function
Yes (Aperture / Shutter speed / EV / ISO / WB)
Display
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Type
TFT-LCD -
Size
75.2mm (3.0") -
Resolution
HVGA (320 x 480) 460.8k dots -
Field of View
Approx. 100% -
Guide Display
Yes
ViewFinder
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Type
N/A -
Resolution
N/A -
Filed of View
N/A -
Magnification
N/A -
Eyepoint
N/A -
Diopter Adjustment
N/A
Focusing
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Type
Contrast -
Focusing point
Selection: 1point ( Free selection )Multi: Normal 21points, Closeup 35pointsFace Detection: Max. 10 facesObject Tracking AF -
Mode
Single AF, Continuous AF, MF -
AF-Assist Lamp
Yes
Shutter
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Speed
Auto:1/4000sec. ~ 30sec. Manual:1/4000sec. ~ 30sec. (1/3EV step)Bulb ( Limit time : 4min. )
Exposure
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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
CUSTOM Key applicable -
ISO Equivalent
Auto, 100~25600 (1 or 1/3EV step)
Drive Mode
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Mode
Single, Continuous, Burst (5M), Self-timer, Bracket (AE/WB/PW/Depth) -
Continuous
JPEG: 5 fps onlyBurst: 30fps / 15fps / 10fps (5M) selectable RAW: 5 fps -
Bracket
Auto Exposure Bracket (±3EV), WB, PW, Depth Bracket(P / A Mode Only) -
Self-Timer
2 - 30sec. (1sec. step)
Flash
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Type
External Flash only (Optional) -
External Flash
Samsung External Flash available -
Synchro (Flash attachment)
Hot Shoe
White Balance
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Micro Adjustment
each 7 steps in Amber / Blue / Green / Magenta axis -
Mode
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent (W, N, D), Tungsten, Flash, Custom, K(Manual)
Dynamic Range Expansion
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Dynamic Range Expansion
OFF,Smart Range+,HDR
Effect
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Picture Wizard
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Custom (1~3) -
Smart Filter
Miniature, Vignetting, Sketch, Fish Eye
Still
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Mode
Smart Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Panorama, Smart, Wi-Fi -
Smart
Beauty Face, Best Face, Landscape, Macro, Action Freeze, Rich Tone, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Night, Firework, Light Trace, Continuous Shot, Kids, Food, Party / Indoor -
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 RAW + S.Fine / RAW + Fine / RAW + Normal -
Colour Space
sRGB,Adobe RGB
Video
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Format
MP4 (H.264) -
Compression
Movie: H.264 , Sound: AAC -
Mode
Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual -
Image Size
1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 , 640 x 480, 320 x 240 for Sharing (Default: 1920 x 1080) -
Frame Rate
30fps (NTSC), 25fps (PAL) -
Multi-Motion Recording
x0.25 (640, 320 only), x1, x5, x10, x20 -
Quality
High Quality,Normal -
Sound
Stereo
Image Play
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Type
Single image, Thumbnails (15 / 28 images), Slide show, Movie
Edit
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Still
Smart Filter (Miniature, Vignetting, Soft Focus, Sketch, Fish Eye, Classic, Retro, Oil Paint, Cartoon, Ink Painting, Cross Filter, Zooming Shot), Red-eye fix, Crop, Resize, Rotate, Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Auto adjustment, Saturation, RGB adjustment, Color Temperature, Exposure -
Movie
Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Memory
-
External Media
Micro SD,Micro SDHC,Micro SDXC,UHS-1 MicroSD -
Capacity (2GB)
20.0M : RAW 57(Raw Only Case)
Languages
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Languages
32 Languages (Korean, English, Danish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Czech, French, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Finnish, Russian, Norsk, Simplified / Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hebrew, Thai, Greek, Hungarian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Serbian, Croatian, Vietnamese, Romanian)
Network and Wireless Connectivity
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Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.11b/g/n support (Smart Camera 3.0) . AutoShare . Remote Viewfinder Pro (Full manual Control) . Mobile Link (Group Share up to 4 people) . Photo Beam (Play back) . Auto Backup . Samsung Link(TV Link) . Home Monitor + -
NFC
Yes
Interface
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Digital Output Connector
USB 2.0 (micro USB Jack) -
Video Out
NTSC PAL (user selectable)HDMI (1.4a) -
USB
Yes
Battery
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Capacity
Rechargeable battery: B740AE / B740AC / B740AU / B740AK (3.8V / 2330mAh) * The battery specifications or model may differ depending on your region. -
Charging
DC 5.0V, 0.55A via Micro USB port -
Still Image Capturing Time
185 min / 370 shots (CIPA standard)
Physical specification
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Dimension (WxHxD)
117.4 x 65.9 x 39 (26.8)mm -
Weight
230g (without battery)
Operating Environment
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Operating Temperature
0 ~ 40°C -
Operating Humidity
5 ~ 85%
Software
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Application
Adobe Light Room 5 / iLauncher / Samsung DNG Converter
System Requirement
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Windows
Intel Core 2 Duo® 1.66 GHz higher, AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.2 GHz higher, Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB or more recommended), Windows 7 / 8, 250MB of available hard-disk space (1GB and above recommend), USB 2.0 port, CD-ROM drive, nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher, 1024 × 768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor (1280 x 1024, 32-bit color display recommended), Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later -
Macintosh
Mac OS 10.5 or higher (except PowerPC), Minimum 256MB RAM (512MB or more recommended), Minimum 110MB of available hard-disk space, USB 2.0 port, CD-ROM drive