The NX200 is the latest mirrorless compact system camera from Samsung, following last year's NX100 model. The remodelled, metal-bodied NX200 features a 20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, high speed capture and fast auto focusing, ISO range of 100-12,800, 1080p HD movie recording, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 7fps continuous shooting, 3D Panoramas and Samsung's unique i-Function lens. The i-Function button on compatible lenses allows users to control the NX200 by scrolling through manual settings (shutter speed, aperture, EV, WB, and ISO) and using the focus ring to change the parameters for each setting. The NX200 also has a special i-Scene lens priority mode, which allows users to select the scene modes, six different Smart Filters and the intelli-Zoom function. The Samsung NX200 costs 699 / $899 in a kit with the 18-55mm lens or the 20-50mm lens (UK only).
The i-Function button is a rather innocuous looking addition to the lens barrel which when pressed activates a sub-menu of key options and allows you to change them simply by turning the focus ring. Consecutive presses of the i-Function button moves through the five available settings - shutter speed and/or aperture, exposure compensation, white balance and ISO. These settings can optionally be turned on or off in the main menu, allowing a degree of user customisation. In the i-Scene shooting mode, the i-Fn button cycles through the various scene modes and six of the ten filter effects that the camera offers and also allows you to use the intelli-Zoom function, which crops the image without any interpolation to (1.2x, 1.4x, 1.7x, or 2.0x the original.
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Smart Auto is Samsung's equivalent of the intelligent auto modes now found on most competitors models. You simply point the NX200 at a scene or subject and the camera hopefully recognizes it from 16 commonly used presets and automatically adjusts its settings to deliver optimum results. This means that it's not necessary for the user to manually delve into scene modes to call up the likes of 'landscape' or 'flower', essentially making the NX200's operation merely a case of point and shoot. 2ff7e9595c
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