Samsung Announces a New Flagship Mirrorless Camera, NX30

Samsung officially joins the camp of camera manufacturers with advanced mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras such as the ones from Olympus, Panasonic and Sony.

NX30 is a professional-grade smart camera which is a huge upgrade from its existing line of NX cameras.   At the core, the 20.3 megapixel sensor boasts many of the elements desired by professional photographers while being housed in an ultra-compact body.

The camera also features  a re-invented sensor and super-bright, fold-out, three-in-one AMOLED touchscreen, and market leading connectivity flawless using NFC.  You can transfer picture by simply tapping with your NFC equipped smartphone while previewing the picture. Tapping the smartphone while the NX30 is in shooting mode allows you to control the camera with your smartphone.

On the performance side, the NX30 camera has a shutter speed of 1/8000s, the fastest in its class, and lets users shoot continuously at an ultra-fast rate of 9 frames per second.  The viewfinder has a fast refresh rate, vast display of colours and great contrast, similar to that of the camera’s LCD.

The NX30 boasts a new powerful external flash that makes it easier for users to capture perfect shots, allowing light to travel further and wider. The high-speed flash sync mode allows for flash with shutter speeds faster than 1/200th of a second.

Today, the NX30 claimed the top spot tieing with the Panasonic GX7K from Consumer Reports as the best camera in its category; SLR-like camera.  It's the first time a mirrorless camera from Korean company to win the ranking by Consumer Reports.

A few days ago, the NX30 has also won an award by Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) along with its compact camera, WB50F. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced on Wednesday that its cameras had won both the "Best CSC Advanced," and "Best Easy Compact Camera" awards for its SMART Camera NX30 and WB50F respectively.

The company best known for all sorts of consumer electronics such as TV and smartphones is ready to to head to head with big players of the camera market.