Customer Ratings & Reviews

The video on the camera is great. Lenses are a little expensive.

Amazing camera without being a full frame dslr. The focus, speed, and features are amazing. While lens selection is a bit limiting, the camera itself, including its 4K video, is fantastic.

Just one question about the Samsung NX1. Will a future firmware update enable smooth, cinematic focus changes while shooting video? I recently purchased a Samsung NX1 and the 16-50mm f/2-2.8 lens to test. I believe the NX1 is a better camera than anything available from Canon. I am testing it with an eye to buying 3 bodies and several lenses. There is currently only one small problem preventing me from moving forward. I shoot TV commercials and stills for ad agencies. While shooting video with the NX1 camera in auto focus mode I touch the screen on the face of the person speaking. When that person is done and another person starts to speak I touch their face. Everything works great except that the focus changes so quickly that it is jarring to watch. Unusable unfortunately. My suggestion is to have Samsung's digital imaging software engineers test the Canon 70d along side the NX1. I know the Samsung NX1 has the processing power to do anything the Canon 70D can do. The 70D easily creates usable video by slowly (relative to the NX1) and smoothly changing the focus position without any hunting as it achieves final focus. The effect is similar in experience to watching a feature film. As far as the image quality, resolution, size, weight, wireless connectivity, feature set and handling of the NX1, it seems just about perfect to me. My numerous tests show the Samsung NX1 using h.265 codec captures noticeably better quality video than the 70D All-I codec with less than 1/9 the file size! I can convert the Samsung h.265 1080p to ProRes 422 almost as quickly as the conversion from Canon's All-I to ProRes 422. The still photos are sharper and in my opinion superior to the Canon 1D, 5D Mk II, and 70D cameras. At least up to iso 800 which is all I've tested so far. When I say sharper I mean NX1 photos seem twice as sharp as the 70D. In pursuit of sharpness I have very carefully calibrated back focus for four L series lenses on my 70D. After using follow-focus rigs for years I will never go back to that. Touch screen combined with auto following facial recognition for video focus allows a very high percentage of good takes. Lens change - no problem! I love the Samsung NX1camera. I really, really want it to work for my use. It breaks my heart to think of returning it to B&H Photo. Unfortunately I can't use it for delivering pro video. Please tell me that some future firmware update will enable smooth, cinematic focus changes while shooting video! btw- Continuous autofocus is pretty darn good. I only falls apart if there is significant distance between the focus points selected by touch during video shooting.

The Best Buy product description does not mention 4k Video. It does list the resolution and frame rate, but it is not clearly labeled as 4k. This camera has it, and it works very well. A recent firmware upgrade corrected some of the issues described in the previous post. Check elsewhere online for a more complete list of this camera's features. Some new features have been added via firmware upgrades. I can't think of any cameras that are as full featured as this one, and the quality of the images rivals those of high-end full frame cameras! Very impressive.