Samsung NX500 4K NX camera

Vitaliy_Kiselev

im trying to get into 4k, don't care about photo quality, other camera do that better. from everything i've seen samsung has edge on 4k video, but crop on nx500 is bit much, hopefully they can fix in firmware.

Crop is no so important. Panasonic also has crop.

Bitrate and compression are much better in NX500 (after recent firmware update)

IronFilm

Has Samsung fixed for the NX500 the recording limit with the automatic restarting like they did for the NX1 with recent firmware?

Also, does anybody think the NX500 will go even lower this year than the current price?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Has Samsung fixed for the NX500 the recording limit with the automatic restarting like they did for the NX1 with recent firmware?

As far as I know answer is not.

Also, does anybody think the NX500 will go even lower this year than the current price?

No one knows. Sales happen.

Manu4Vendetta

Awesome price. The output HDMI is or not live on, I can use monitor when record video?

markr041

Not for children.

markr041

Another firmware update for the NX500

[v1.11]

Added MP4 Video transmission at Mobile Link
Added capture icon on Playback Exif mode
Improved AF/AE performance

- Improved AF to work during zooming (6 Supporting Lens : 16-50mm S, 50-150mm S, 16-50mm PZ, 18-55mm â…¢, 12-24mm, 50-200mm â…¢) â€» Please updated Lens together with Latest version Lens Firmware can be updated by iLauncher

Improved side face recognition performance
Improved spot light AF speed and performance
Improved object motion estimation performance

Overall fixed minor bugs

markr041

Romson

Remote Viewfinder only for photography... Too sad :(

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Samsung has just announced that they will be taking their popular #DitchTheDSLR event to the Pix Photo Expo in Seattle next month.

This year, on October 6th & 7th, Samsung will be trading consumers their new compact NX500 ILC,

markr041

brianl

NX500 is new king of APS-C. Beating NX1 and moving up on full frame cameras. That's if you believe these testing guys.

http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Samsung-NX500-sensor-review-New-leader-for-hybrid-APS-C-sensor-image-quality

Vitaliy_Kiselev

But difference is not very huge

One very good thing is that if you are patient you can get NX500 on sale :-)

brianl

If they start selling the NX500 bodies only at the big camera shops, this might be best bang for your buck hybrid. It may be already.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

If they start selling the NX500 bodies only at the big camera shops

I do not understand that you mean. For now Samsung is pulling out of shops in most countries. Not because they so want it, but because shops want good margin products with fast turnaround, and Samsung cameras margins are not big (read - sellers have no reason to recommend it, as they get sell for such sale!) and they sell slow.

brianl

I just mean body only should be really cheap. It's already cheap with the 16-50 lens. So if they're pulling out of shops, how are people supposed to buy their cameras? Small little story, I went to Samy's camera, a big retailer and asked some question about the Samsung NX cameras, the salesman's eyes glazed over as if I was speaking Cambodian.

markr041

The articulating screen of the NX500 is particularly useful for use on a 3-axis gimbal, where the rear motor blocks a fixed lcd screen.

Here is a 4K video test on the Beholder MS1:

markr041

Beholder gimbal + Rokinon 12mm f2.0 lens:

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.ixbt.com/divideo/samsung-nx500.shtml

markr041

Vitaliy_Kiselev

dpreview finally made it

On the whole, Samsung has done a great job. Still photos are as good as anything you'll get from the NX1, and 4K video is excellent (as long as you don't need wide angle or very low light footage). Samsung's hybrid AF system seems to lose a slight step in speed compared to the NX1, but it's still very effective and likely more than adequate for most situations in which this type of camera will be used.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6473623037/good-genes-samsung-nx500-review-posted