Comprehensive evaluation of Samsung NX2000 moving closer to Android camera

IT 168 Evaluation About a year ago, Samsung released the first batch of interchangeable lens digital cameras. Taking intelligence as a selling point, in the era of fierce competition for single-camera cameras, Samsung has succeeded in another way. Among these products, NX 1000 is the most popular. An upgraded product of NX 1000 after one year? NX2000 came to the IT 168 evaluation room. Compared with the previous work, what changes have it made?

▲ Comprehensive evaluation Samsung NX2000 is close to Android camera.

The following are the upgrade points of NX2000 summarized by the author:

1, 3.7 inch 1 1.5 megapixel touch screen. Secondly, the overall upgrade of control, the reduction of fuselage buttons, changed to full touch screen operation. The control is completely different from NX 1000, and closer to GALAXY CAMERA.

2. The function of Wi-Fi is basically unchanged, but NFC near field communication is added, which can be interconnected with NFC-enabled mobile phones.

3. The camera style and smart filter are fully upgraded.

4. Increase the sensitivity to ISO 100-25600 (NX 1000 is ISO 100- 12800).

5. Only Micro SD card can be used for storage (NX 1000 is stored on SD card).

▲ Samsung NX2000

Although there are many upgrades, are these upgrades enough to support us to buy? After all, the price of NX 1000 sets is less than 3,000 yuan, while the price of NX2000 sets is around 4,000 yuan. The gap of 1000 yuan is still quite large for consumers. Next, the author will explain to you in the evaluation whether the extra 1000 yuan is worth it.

A large touch screen of the same size is more like an Android camera.

NX2000 is still very fashionable in appearance, with a plastic body and a good grip. It comes in three colors: black, white and pink. This time we got the black one, which is also very suitable for male friends. On the premise that the body size is basically the same as NX 1000, NX2000 enlarges the screen as much as possible and simplifies the buttons, because all the manipulations can be completed through the iFn button on the touch screen and lens. This is very convenient for users who are used to operating mobile phones. Its overall feeling is like moving closer to the GALAXY camera.

▲NX2000 front

In terms of fuselage vision, NX2000 is not much different from the previous generation, and it is still a fashionable design full of science and technology. In terms of color, white, black and pink are still used. In terms of volume, NX2000 is basically the same as the previous work, and there is no increase in volume due to the touch screen.

▲NX2000 sensor

NX2000 adopts APS-C format sensor with effective pixel of 20.3, which is the same as the previous work. This pixel number is very advantageous in the same level of single electricity, even exceeding the pixel number of some entry-level SLR.

▲ 3.7-inch touch screen on the back

NX2000 is equipped with a 3.7-inch115 megapixel touch screen. We can see that there are only three buttons on the back of it, namely, the video button, the mode switch button and the return visit button. This ensures that although the screen size has increased, the graphics remain unchanged. The menu of NX2000 is completely different from NX 1000, similar to GALAXY CAMERA, and more intelligent, which may be more convenient for friends who are used to smart phones. But think about it, after all, the camera is not a mobile phone, and there are many parameters that need to be set when taking pictures, all of which are controlled by touch screen, which is really a bit troublesome.

▲ Side views

As can be seen from the side view of NX2000, the Samsung GALAXY camera has no other buttons except the buttons on the top and back, and all the controls can be completed through the iFn button on the touch screen and lens.

▲i function lens

Now that iFn is mentioned, let's say a few words briefly. Friends who are familiar with Samsung's single battery must be familiar with this. As a feature of Samsung's single battery, this NX2000 takes it to the extreme. The so-called iFn means that the user can adjust the parameters such as aperture, shutter, ISO and exposure compensation by clicking this button on the lens without using the body button. And NX2000 simply canceled the fuselage button.

▲ direct link

At the top of the fuselage, we can see the direct link button, through which we can quickly start the AutoShare function and share photos quickly. In fact, it is a shortcut to sharing. This is one of the characteristics of Samsung's single electricity. The thumbwheel at the top can quickly adjust the shooting mode, but it is easy to misoperate when shooting.

▲NFC logo

We noticed that there is an NFC logo on the side of the fuselage, indicating that NX2000 has NFC near field communication technology. There may be many friends who don't quite understand. The so-called NFC is near field communication, which is a short-distance high-frequency wireless communication technology, allowing non-contact point-to-point data transmission between electronic devices (within ten centimeters) to exchange data. For an intuitive example, NFC is a bit like WeChat. You can add friends by touching your mobile phone (but WeChat doesn't use NFC technology).

▲ Data cable interface and HDMI interface

There are four data line interfaces and HDMI interfaces on the side of the fuselage. Samsung NX2000 can connect a computer to charge through a data cable, which is more convenient, saves the trouble of looking for a charger everywhere, and is more practical in travel.

▲ Bottom battery compartment and card slot

NX2000 uses Micro SD card for storage, and NX 1000 is SD card. Using Micro SD card feels close to the mobile phone, so you can take out the memory card of the mobile phone and use it directly. However, we should also consider that basically all computers now have SD card slots, so there is no need to buy a card reader. Personally, I prefer SD card.

▲ Including external flash.

Like NX 1000, NX2000 has its own flash. This kind of flash is mainly used by users when shooting at night and backlighting during the day, and its performance is not very strong.

Summary: In terms of appearance, NX2000 maintains the figure and volume of the previous work, increases the back screen and becomes a 3.7-inch touch screen; At the same time, it also greatly simplifies the buttons, three on the top and three on the back. Basically, all adjustments can be made by using iFn on the touch screen and lens. Joined NFC near field communication technology; The color of the fuselage is still black, white and pink, including a flash. The overall impression is: fashion avant-garde, full of science and technology, but the plastic body is slightly dull.

In terms of control, NX2000 can only use touch screen and iFn button to adjust camera parameters because there are few buttons on the fuselage. It's really inconvenient if you need to constantly change modes when shooting. Through the trial, I found that it is basically unnecessary to use this camera to capture pictures, because when you adjust the parameters, the subject will have run away. Moreover, the top wheel is easy to be mishandled.

Manipulation, intelligence, intelligent shooting, brand-new upgrade

The menu of Samsung NX2000 is fully upgraded and tends to be intelligent. But we still got the engineering prototype, and the language is only traditional Chinese. Some menus may be different from those officially released in Chinese mainland. Let's have a brief look at it first.

▲ mode selection

After clicking the mode selection button at the back, the above interface will appear. NX2000 has four first-level menus, namely, automatic, intelligent, expert and Wi-Fi. Automatic is automatic gear, and experts include P gear, A gear, S gear and M gear. The function of Wi-Fi is the same as NX 1000, but the prototype we got this time is a foreign version, and there is no built-in domestic SNS such as Sina Weibo, so we won't show you this function.

The smart shooting of Samsung NX2000 has been upgraded, including 14 scene mode. Novices can try to take some interesting photos through these scenes, which is very easy. It should be noted that these scene modes of smart shooting do not support RAW recording, but even if RAW recording is selected, there is no need to switch in the settings, and the camera will automatically default to JPG recording format.

▲ Smart shooting

The picture above shows the menu of smart shooting. Can we have a look? Beauty? 、? Scenery? 、? Macro? 、? Sunset? And some common scene modes, we can click on these scene modes to switch. But my first reaction when I got this camera was, what about a good filter? The filter disappears in smart mode and is hidden in the menu.

▲? Photo elf? Is the filter.

When we click the menu button on the screen, we find that the original filter is hidden here, but? Photo elf? The name should be a foreign version, but in any case, it is more troublesome to put the filter in this position, whether it is looking for it or switching when shooting.

"abstract:

This time NX2000 is completely based on Android, and the menu settings are close to Android cameras. As for whether it is good or bad, it depends on personal habits. The adjustment of parameters is mostly done by touch screen, which is very convenient for users who are used to smart phones. However, friends who are used to SLR may want to consider it, because its operating experience is not good.

The best facial expressions are interesting and practical.

We just saw it in scene mode? Best facial expression? This is the newly upgraded scene mode this year, so what is it for? Photographers must have encountered such a dilemma when taking group photos. A beautiful woman smiles like a flower, and B handsome man closes his eyes; Finally, the photo of handsome boy B is normal, and C doesn't know what to do without looking at the camera! In short, everyone's best expression must not appear in the same photo!

So Samsung's idea came, use it? Best facial expression? Take a group photo. Press the shutter and the camera will automatically take 5 photos. So everyone has five expressions to choose from, and you can combine everyone's expressions at will to spell out a perfect photo of everyone.

▲ First time to use? Best facial expression? used when a series is over

Use? Best facial expression? Taking pictures of Zhang Jiangge and Ye Luo, we saw that the camera's face recognition function framed their faces in yellow. At this time, we can click on the yellow box to change different expressions.

▲ Choose an expression for Brother Qiang.

People? Mike Qiang? Brother Qiang once made a sensation on Weibo because of a group of outrageous words, and his expression was of course rich beyond the reach of ordinary people. Of these five expressions, I like the third one best, so I chose it!

▲ Choose an expression for Ye Luo.

To tell the truth, it is not easy to take such a combination photo, because I almost laughed to death. In order to make people understand more clearly that the five expressions are different, the model can only change the expressions quickly, and then what you can see appears? I choose the fifth expression for Master Luo!

▲ photos taken after completion.

After selecting the expression for the characters in the photo, press OK to generate the photo of Qvanxian Zhang! This function is very practical when taking a group photo. In smart mode, there are many interesting scenes to choose from, so I won't introduce them here. You can see the effect of each mode through the following examples.

▲ Silhouette mode

Silhouette? The principle is to reduce exposure to achieve the effect of silhouette.

▲ Full tone mode

Full color? When shooting, two photos are automatically continuous shooting synthesized into a photo with high color saturation. Personally, I like this one very much, because the color is great, it won't be too rich, and it also saves the trouble in the later period.

▲ Sunset mode

Sunset? Is to reduce the exposure and then adjust the color temperature. But because the sun had set when I was shooting, I didn't get that wonderful warm effect.

▲ Light track effect mode

Under the light track effect, the camera is automatically set to long exposure, small aperture and low ISO to achieve a beautiful light track effect. However, it is best to shoot the light track with a tripod, and the exposure of 10s is not stable manually. The author didn't bring a tripod, which caused the track to be crooked.

Summary: The newly upgraded smart shooting mode is my personal favorite function. There are also many interesting modes, which add a lot of fun to shooting. It is important to take good photos with outstanding results. However, the fly in the ointment is that the control is a bit troublesome, and the touch screen switching experience is average.

A simple rear camera will do.

For NX2000, although the control is similar to an Android camera, you can't publish the photos you took without installing the application. NX2000 comes with photo editing function. We can simply cut, color, add filters, and specially modify the portrait of the photo, and then make the most satisfactory photo.

▲ Comparison of photos before and after editing

The left picture shows the original film, and the right picture shows the photos processed by the built-in photo editing function. I cropped the original film, increased the exposure and color saturation, and made a messy photo perfect. So how to use the editing function?

▲ Edit photo function

In the playback interface, we can see a row of buttons at the bottom of the photo, among which the button marked with a red box is photo editing.

▲ Four editing methods

After entering photo editing, we can cut, color, retouch portraits and add filters to photos.

▲ Each classification page

On the cropping page, we can crop, rotate and modify the size of the photo; In the portrait retouching interface, we can retouch the face of the portrait and remove the red eye, which is the magic weapon for the beauty to take a selfie later; In the color interface, we can adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, color temperature, exposure and so on. Photos, and the function is relatively complete; In the smart filter interface, you can add various filters to the photo to complete a very artistic photo. Here are some photos that have been processed by the camera editing function. Let's have a look.

▲ Watercolor filter has been added (click to enlarge).

▲ Increase the contrast and color saturation, and increase the dark angle (click to enlarge).

▲ Adjust the color temperature and dimming angle (click to view larger image)

Summary: A simple camera is enough for the later stage. This function of NX2000 is still very easy to use. You can adjust the photos directly with the camera, and then upload them directly to the network with your mobile phone, which saves the step of computer retouching. And there are many options to adjust, which is very playable.

Detailed description of direct link direct link automatic sharing function

To say what is the most anticipated function of Samsung's single battery, I am afraid it is Wi-Fi. You can directly transmit photos to SNS websites through wireless networks (currently only Sina Weibo, Renren and POCO are supported). You can also send photos to your mobile phone, or upload them to the cloud and email. Anyway, it's very convenient. But unfortunately, the built-in SNS of this prototype is a foreign version, so I can't show it to you. Let's explain the DERICT LINK function of Samsung NX2000.

Click the direct link key on the top of the fuselage to start the automatic sharing function. Under this function, after the camera is linked to the smart phone, the photos taken by the camera will be automatically stored in the phone for easy sharing.

▲ direct link

▲ Download and install Sumsung smart camera.

After pressing the direct link key, the camera screen prompts you to download and install an application called Sumsung SMART CAMERA. There are two installation methods here: 1, download the program directly with your mobile phone; 2. If you use a mobile phone with NFC function and put a smart phone supporting NFC near the camera, you can automatically download the Sumsung smart camera.

▲ Connect the wireless network created by the camera with a smart phone.

▲ Open the Sumsung smart camera program.

Open the Sumsung smart camera program in your phone, and then you can put your phone aside and take pictures with your camera. All the photos taken will appear in the interface of Sumsung smart camera.

▲ I took a few big cats.

I took some photos of the big cat with my camera. When I looked at it with my mobile phone, it really appeared in the program and was automatically saved in my mobile phone album.

Summary: With the addition of direct link function, camera sharing becomes easier, and AutoShare saves the trouble of directly transmitting photos to each other. In addition, regarding uploading to SNS, the problem encountered in sending Weibo with NX 1000 before was that it was very troublesome to select letters one by one when inputting the account password without touch screen, but the touch screen of NX2000 perfectly solved this problem. In short, the current Wi-Fi function? Shared control? On the whole, it is quite practical.

Excellent resolution performance

As a Korean digital camera manufacturer, Samsung is superior to Japanese manufacturers in terms of functional richness, but many people will have some doubts about its imaging quality. Through the rigorous testing in the laboratory, NX2000 gave me a great surprise. Its resolution is excellent, far higher than NX 1000.

▲ Samsung NX2000/NX 1000 resolution comparison

This time we used a 20-50mm ferrule for testing. Through objective tests, we can see that the resolution of NX2000 is over 3000 lines at the highest, which is better than the previous NX 1000. Moreover, the standard of 3000 lines is a good level even in the entry-level SLR, so don't worry about the imaging problem of NX2000. But what kind of performance does it have in the real shot? Let's keep looking.

▲ Example of real shot screenshot area

We shot with F8 aperture in the standard environment of the evaluation room, and took a screenshot of the area marked with red frame in the picture at the ratio of 100% to see how the resolution of NX2000 performed.

▲ Real shot effect 100% screenshot

We can see from the real screenshot that the details of the picture are relatively complete, including the details of the dollar head, the details of coins and the details of silk thread. The performance of pencils in the dark is also remarkable. As a single camera, this resolution is quite satisfactory.

"abstract:

The resolution of NX2000 is good, the laboratory test has exceeded 3000 lines, and it also has a good performance in real shooting. As a single battery, this resolution can meet the needs of users.

High sensitivity is ubiquitous in ISO 800.

Although Samsung NX 1000 is a single battery in APS-C format, for many APS-C cameras with high pixels, its high-sensitivity imaging will be inhibited by pixels. After we measured the sensitivity of Samsung NX2000, we found that it confirmed this fact again, and its available sensitivity was ISO 800.

▲ Sensitivity test area

The above scenario is the standard sensitivity test environment of IT 168 evaluation room. We fixed the camera on a tripod, photographed the sensitivity effect of each gear, and then cut the photo slice from the same position in the above picture, as shown in the yellow box, to see how the sensitivity of Samsung NX2000 is.

▲NX2000 slice compares the sensitivity of each file 100%.

When JPG is straight out, Samsung NX2000 has visible noise when the sensitivity is ISO 800, accompanied by certain details and sharpness loss, while the sensitivity is increased to ISO 1600, and the sharpness loss is more. Therefore, it is recommended to shoot below ISO 800, which can get better picture quality. However, ISO 6400 or above is not recommended, and the picture quality can only be described as horrible.

Bright colors are sensitive to red and blue.

In order to understand the imaging style of NX2000, we used it with a 20-50mm lens to carry out color test in the laboratory, set up the standard color card for camera shooting automatic white balance, and finally got the cold automatic white balance of NX2000. Please see the following results for the specific color difference.

▲ Color cast test

The automatic white balance of NX2000 exceeds the sRGB color gamut 18.5%, which means that it has higher color saturation and is suitable for JPG direct output. In terms of color cast, NX2000 is sensitive to red and blue, which means it is more suitable for shooting sunsets and sunset clouds, which can bring surprises.

▲ Automatic white balance focal length: 24mm aperture: F8 shutter:11/250ISO:100.

The above picture is a sunset shot with automatic white balance, JPG straight out. I am satisfied that the sky and sunset have reached the ideal color.

Summary: the sensitivity of NX2000 is average, ISO 800 is available, and ISO 1600 can barely be used for shooting. It is not recommended to use sensitivity higher than ISO 6400, which will lead to serious loss of image quality. In terms of color, the JPG direct photos of NX2000 are bright in color, but they are not needed in the later period. The automatic white balance is more accurate and sensitive to red and blue. Shooting the sunset glow will bring you surprises.

Evaluation summary:

In this increasingly intelligent era, it is not a bad thing for the camera to move closer to the mobile phone, but how to improve the user experience is what Samsung needs to think about. NX2000 is still qualified in performance, with 20.3 million pixels, and the resolution can reach the standard of entry-level SLR; The high sensitivity range is ISO 100-25600, and ISO 800 is available. High color saturation, which can be JPG. Functionally, rich scene modes and ubiquitous Wi-Fi function make sharing good photos a matter of anytime and anywhere.

▲ Samsung NX2000

But the crux of the problem is that NX2000 is indeed moving closer to mobile phones in terms of control. However, I dare not comment on whether this is good or not. However, as far as my experience is concerned, it is really troublesome, because the camera is not a mobile phone after all, and it is necessary to constantly adjust the parameters when taking pictures to take good photos. In this way, the six buttons on the fuselage are obviously not enough.

So back to the question at the beginning of the article, is NX2000 worth spending 4000 yuan? I think if you are used to taking photos with smart phones, you can choose NX2000, because its interesting mode and Wi-Fi will make you have fun, and the control similar to mobile phones is also very easy to use; But if you are a friend who is used to using cameras, I don't recommend you to buy this camera. It has nothing to do with the price, but it is really difficult to change if you are not used to the operation.

"advantages:

1 20.3 million effective pixels with excellent resolution.

2.3.7 inch touch screen.

3. Rich scene modes and filters make shooting interesting.

4. The Wi-Fi function can be directly sent to Weibo, and the newly added NFC near field communication can be interconnected with NFC-enabled mobile phones to download the APP.

5. The camera can simply publish photos.

"Disadvantages:

1, average sensitivity, ISO 800 available.

2, the full touch screen control is similar to a mobile phone, which is more complicated; The top wheel has weak damping feeling and is easy to be misoperated.

Appreciation of NX2000 real shot samples

▲ focal length: 28mm aperture: F5.6 shutter:1125iso:100.

▲ retro effect

Focal length: 28mm aperture: F5.6 shutter:1100ISO: 200.

▲ focal length: 20mm aperture: F5.6 shutter:11/250ISO:100.

▲ focal length: 20mm aperture: F5.6 shutter:110ISO:100.

▲ focal length: 32mm aperture: F4.5 shutter:11/80ISO:100.

▲ focal length: 20mm aperture: F3.5 shutter:1160ISO:100.

▲ focal length: 20mm aperture: F8 shutter: 1/80ISO: 200.

▲ focal length: 50mm aperture: F5.6 shutter:11/250ISO:100.

▲ focal length: 24mm aperture: F8 shutter:11/250ISO:100.