

However, that's not really the best way to evaluate image quality. Yes, you can see noise at 100% on the computer.
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Even when I did a lot of post-processing on ISO 16 images, I got surprisingly good results. But for me, shooting RAW and pushing my images fairly hard in Lightroom and Photoshop, I was quite pleased with what I was able to get out of the NX30. Your results may vary, of course - what's acceptable to some may not be acceptable to others. Noise was very controlled for an APS-C sensor camera, and I found it quite usable up to ISO 3200. Overall, I thought the NX30's image quality was very good. Hopefully that will eliminate the problem. If you experience a lockup when you try to review photos, try a different memory card. And regardless, a camera shouldn't freeze up like that.Īfter testing two cameras, updating the firmware and trying multiple memory cards, I'm pretty confident it's a conflict with a very specific memory card - the Lexar Platinum II SDHC 200X Class 10 card - and I tried other memory cards with faster and slower write speeds and did not experience this issue. However, I soon realized it could lock up even when I shot a single frame. At first I thought I was trying to view burst sets too soon after I shot them as the camera was still writing the data to the memory card. The only way I could make it work again was to pull the battery. Every once in a while when I pressed the Playback button to review photos, the camera would freeze. Luckily, it turned out to be a strange memory card conflict. The biggest problem I encountered with the NX30 was an intermittent lockup that completely shut the camera down. You just need to pre-focus and plan them a little more carefully.Īlthough the NX30's continuous AF can't keep up with fast action, pre-focusing and using the 9 FPS high-speed burst produces excellent action photos. You can certainly take great action photos without continuous auto focus, though.

As a rule, when it comes to mirrorless cameras and continuous auto focus - don't believe the hype. To be fair, though, it's pretty much on par with most other mirrorless cameras. Don't expect to be able to track Formula One racing, or even your kid's soccer games with the NX30. But for anything that's moving quickly, it can't keep up at all. Basically, it's okay for casual use with slow-moving subjects. For those who want all the nitty-gritty on the auto focus, I went into it in detail in part II of my NX30 Field Test. I had some problems with the camera locking up, the color wasn't exactly to my taste, and the continuous auto focus didn't live up to my expectations. I shot high-speed action, landscapes, food porn, people photos, low light photos, and video and the NX30 handled most everything very well. Overall, I was very pleased with what I was able to do with it. It's a solid all-purpose enthusiast camera with great features, a travel-friendly body, and for the most part, the performance is great. I took nearly 3500 pictures with it, and I pushed it hard - probably harder than most people ever will. I spent over a month getting to know the Samsung NX30. Click image to view the unedited version.) (Note: This image has been re-touched and edited.

Looking southeast from Antelope Island, towards Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Mountains.
