Friday, March 21, 2014

Samsung NX Mini, the smallest Camera "Mirrorless" for "Selfie"

Mirrorless camera type is known to have relatively smaller physical size than a DSLR. Some manufacturers try to shrink the size of the mirrorless, Pentax, for example with the series Q and Panasonic Lumix with GM1-.

Well, Samsung has now joined the ranks of the mirrorless camera maker teeny through a new product called NX Mini. Quoted from PetaPixel, NX Mini is world's slimmest mirrorless camera, weighing around 160 grams and a thickness of only 23 mm.

To achieve the size of as small as it is, Samsung 20 megapixel sensors using 1 inch size similar to the sensor on the camera a Sony Pocket RX 100. The difference, the lens on NX Mini removable and replaceable Ribbon.

Samsung also announced the three types of lenses with the new type of mounting (NX-M) to accompany the NX Mini, a zoom lens 9-27 mm (equivalent to 24-70 mm in 35 mm format) f/3.5-5.6, as well as two 9 mm prime lens (25 mm equivalent) f/3.5 and 5 mm (equivalent to 38 mm) f/1.8.
NX Mini using a 1 inch sensor with a resolution of 8 Megapixels, and mounting a new lens called NX-M
The owners of other types of Samsung mirrorless cameras can also post their lenses in NX Mini by buying an adapter sold separately.

NX Mini has a touch screen measuring 3 inches that can be bent 180 degrees facing towards the front so it can be used to perform selfie photo, for example by means of tongsis.

Electronic shutter on NX Mini is able to achieve very high speeds is to size the camera "mini", i.e. 1/16,000 sec. Other specs include a burst rate of 6 FPS as well as WiFi connectivity and NFC.

Samsung NX provides a Mini in a few choices of colors, including white, black, Brown, and pink. This camera is scheduled to begin entering the market at the upcoming April at a price of 450 u.s. dollar packages for kit with 9 mm lens, and 550 u.s. dollars to version kit with lens 9-27 mm.

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