Guys who work on it made progress by making it work without quite complex Bluetooth usage for hacks activation. Note that video bitrates is already implemented this way and work with latest firmware.

https://github.com/ottokiksmaler/nx500_nx1_modding/tree/master/video-bitrate-mods/nx-patch

https://github.com/ottokiksmaler/nx500_nx1_modding/tree/master/nx-on-wake

@DrDave

From practical standpoint for single camera - GX85

For fun and drive - NX500, last of its kind, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-NX500-4K-Video-Record-Mirrorless-Camera-k-w-16-50mm-Zoom-Lens-Black-/331831874089

I really hope for hack making non cropped mode available, as well as good bitrate 2.5k.

anyone have any idea if this would work on an nx1000? I have a gh2, gh4, and a g7, but having another angle would be nice for some of the jobs I do, and I have an nx1000 lying around.

NX3000 has really good internal design

Main board have simpler and more integrated result compared to any Japanese company (and Panasonic is still leader among them).

Plus they also throw out all flash related things.

Android remote control mod

https://github.com/mewlips/nx-remote-controller-mod

Are you sure what you must get image?

Development has slowed only because one guy went on vacation for July. There are two camps that work mostly separately.

This guy: https://www.facebook.com/NXKS2/ and the other guy, vasille, who is on vacation mostly posts here: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/1001 they both post to http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/19099-petition-for-samsung-nx1-hack/

• look in the last 3 months of post to that thread and you can read the whole history.

they both upload installs to here: https://github.com/ottokiksmaler/nx500_nx1_modding With a little effort you can find the readmes and install instructions for both.

the nxks2 guy has a safe installer and concentrates on lots of features. He may have just enabled 4k60p output through hdmi. But more tests are needed.

Vasille, has a dangerous first install(not really if you follow instructions) that needs to be done only once. Features are installed with a second safe mod install. All updates are of the second kind and safe.

Both uninstall without issue. There are nx1 and nx500 hacks with small differences.

Among the rather stupendous accomplishment(especially since as V says they don't have any firmware rebuild)

• both hacks removed 30min video limit
• both can increase bitrate from 4k at 100mb to a consistent 160mb. More is possible but can cause lockups.
• bitrate can be increased for every resolution setting the camera supports- including 1080p 120fps which can now record at 100mb/sec
• focus stacking
• nx500 silent shutter

and some more stuff that is constantly being worked on. There are some differences between the nx1 and nx 500 mods.

both installs are memory resident and stay without needing to be on sd card or to be reinstalled after battery pull. Same with settings.

Both have a gui with buttons that appear with certain button presses on the camera. Changing any settings is easy. Vasille's gui is faster. Nx-ks has more features(mostly bells and whistle type) he adds to all the time.

I've installed and uninstalled both several times. Nowadays I stick with Vasille. He takes his time and is working on some pretty sophisticated stuff that may or may not work out. That's mostly personal preference since I never use a lot of the minor features the nx.ks hack has.

All of us in the community don't get why this isn't getting more attention. Of course since samsung abandoned the cameras, well...

For myself, I only jumped on it after the nx1 was abandoned and hit that first panic price drop at camera stores. I got the nx1, the 16-50s lens the 50-150s lens and the battery grip for something like 40% off what it initially sold for.

I still thing the nx1 sensor is an absolute beast. I'm not sure there is a better hybrid sensor. I take a lot of stills and with a good lens, the nx1 is an astounding stills camera. That's like a bonus. The hacks have no effect on stills themselves.

The hacks are not as professional as the gh2 or magic lantern. But they're pretty good.

I'm sure they are open to your help, V. As far as I know there are only 3 guys doing this with no firmware dump to help. But you\d know far more than me about what's required. If only someone from samsung would sneak them the code of this dead camera...

Does anyone know what, if any, are the differences between Kino Seed's NX500/NX1 hack and Vasile/Otto's hack? I was following their collaborative efforts on dpreview, then the suddenly diverged paths. I've been following Kino Seed's work on Facebook, because his installs and GUI are user-friendly. But has anyone tried the other hack team's work and can comment on it?

Thanks @Vitaliy_Kiselev. I had that impression. I'm not yet done exploring all the features of the NX-KS hack, and I wonder about applying different hacks to the same camera, but I have multiple NX500s so I may experiment with Vasile's on those. I'll look for the earlier post you mentioned about how to install it. I remember starting the process but got stuck on the telnet interface connection.

what sd cards do people recommend for the nx500 NX-KS hack? I've tried the Transcend uhs 3, class 10 64gb, which works perfectly on my Panasonic GH4, and worked with my hacked gh2, but I'm only getting 3 minutes on the time counter, and it stops recording after 9 seconds saying the card is too slow. Any advice?

Note that second hack thread is kicking and improving still

https://www.facebook.com/NXKS2/