Samsung NX20

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NX20 (EV-NX20ZZBSBDK)
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Overview
Maker Samsung
Type Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
Lens
Lens Interchangeable (Samsung NX-mount)
Sensor/medium
Sensor 23.4 mm × 15.6 mm; CMOS, APS-C Format (20.3 effective megapixels)
=1,54
Maximum resolution 5472 × 3648 (20 recorded megapixels)
Storage media Secure Digital, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Focusing
Focus modesAutofocus (Single, Continuous), Manual Focus
Focus areasContrast-detect 1 Point AF (free selection), 15-Area-Focusing (normal) / 35-area-focusing (close up), Face Detection (max 10 faces)
Exposure/metering
Exposure metering 221-segment TTL
Flash
Flash Built-in pop-up flash, 11 Guide Number at ISO 100
Shutter
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter speed range1/8000 to 30 sec. and bulb (up to 4 minutes)
Continuous shooting 8 fps up to 11 JPEG or 8 RAW frames, 3 fps up to 15 frames (JPEG)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder EVF color display, 100% field of view, 0.68x (35mm equiv), 1.04x magnification, with 1.44M dots equivalent; and 640k dots Pentile AMOLED OCR articulated multi-angle 3-inch (76 mm) color display
Image processing
WB bracketing Yes
General
LCD screen4:3 aspect, 3.0 inch, 614,000 dots Active-Matrix OLED (PenTile) OCR
BatteryBP13100 1300  mAh
AV Port(s) NTSC, PAL, HDMI 1.4a (1080i, 720p, 576p / 480p)
Data Port(s) USB 2.0 (micro USB)
Dimensions 122.0 x 89.6 x 39.5mm (excluding the projecting parts)
Weight 341-gram (0.752 lb) (body only, no battery or card)

The Samsung NX20 is a digital compact camera produced and marketed by Samsung since April 2012 as a successor to the Samsung NX11. It is a 20.3 Megapixel mirrorless interchangeable lens camera using the Samsung NX-mount. [1]

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The NX20 is comparable in weight and size with cameras such as the Sony NEX, Nikon 1 and the Micro Four Thirds series of cameras. [1] [2]

The NX20 includes the i-Function lens control system and a built-in WiFi for connection to online services such as email and social networking. [3] [4] [5]

Samsung NX30

The NX30 is similar to its predecessor, the Samsung NX20, but has fast hybrid autofocus which Samsung claims can detect an object in only 80ms. [6]

In addition to this advanced phase-detect/contrast-detect hybrid autofocus system, but it has improved ISO range, [7] better continuous shooting speed (8 vs 9 fps), Full HD videos @ 60fps (NX20 being limited to 30fps only), a higher resolution display and tiltable viewfinder.

See also

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