March 2009
Samsung recently debuted its NX series at the PMA 2009 event. The new announcement is the company’s revolutionary new family of hybrid digital cameras. As a new concept digital camera, the NX series offers the performance and image quality of a DSLR with the portability and convenience of a compact point-and-shoot.
The NX series is Samsung’s lead in hybrid cameras, bridging the gap between DSLRs and compacts. Like conventional DSLRs, the NX series utilizes an APS C sized image sensor providing a much larger surface area to gather light and produce higher-quality images than comparable digital camera systems. But unlike a DSLR, the NX series does not feature a mirror box and employs an ultra-precise Electronic Viewfinder (EVF). The use of an EVF has allowed Samsung engineers to significantly reduce the size and weight of the new camera system by decreasing the distance between the lens and image sensor (flange back) by approximately 60% compared to traditional DSLRs. And in addition to utilizing the EVF, consumers can also take advantage of the camera’s Live View functionality to frame their shots on the high-resolution screen.
Samsung has recently intensified its focus on the digital imaging market and established a separate company dedicated exclusively to digital imaging in Samsung Digital Imaging Company. The new company was formed to focus on the development of its digital still cameras around world’s first and best in class features, design, and easy-to-use interfaces, and will work towards achieving the company’s stated goal of becoming the world’s leading digital imaging company.
“We estimate that the hybrid digital camera market will be over 20% of the global digital still camera market by 2012,” said Sang-jin Park, CEO of Samsung Digital Imaging Company.
“With the release of the NX Series, a digital camera that combines the strengths of a DSLR and compact digital camera, Samsung Digital Imaging will become a global leader in the new hybrid digital camera market and achieve the company’s goal to become the global leader in the digital camera market by 2012.”
The first model of NX Series will be available in the second-half of 2009.
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