Samsung NX200 Manual

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Samsung NX200
Guide Book
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Index
010
Features of the Samsung NX System
010 20.3megapixelmirrorlesscamera
011 RevolutionarydesignsintheNX200
012 Innovationsinthedigitalcamera,lensprioritymodeandi-Functionlens
014 ThemirrorlesscameraConcept
016
Powerful Performance of the Samsung NX200
016 20.3megapixelAPS-CCMOSSensor
017 3:2pictureratio-asinaDSLR 
021 Highspeedcontinuousshootingat7framespersec
022 FasterAFspeed
023 RealizingISO12,800ofhighsensitivity
024 1,08030p,FullHDvideoshooting 
026 3.0inchVGAAMOLEDDisplay
027 SmartPanel&PUI
028 LensLine-upcompletedbythebestcombination
032
Revolutionary functions for creativity
032 SmartFilter 
033 MagicFrame 
034 Panoramashooting
034 3Dshooting
036 PictureWizard&SmartRange(HDR) 
038
Setting and controlling methods for shooting with the NX200
038 Familiarizeyourselfwiththeinstructionstotakegoodpictures 
039 Resolutionsetting
041 Qualitysetting
042 ISOsetting
043 ISOsensitivityisusedtoincreaseshutterspeed 
044 Whitebalancesettingandcontrol 
047 Changesinaphotoaccordingtowhitebalancechanges 
048 Colorspacesetting 
049 PictureWizard 
051 AFmodesetting 
053 AFAREAsettingandchanging 
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054 ChangingSAFAREA 
055 FocusingwithAF-LOCKwithoutchangingAREA 
057 MFshooting
059 Shootingdrivesetting 
060 PhotostakeninAEBmode 
060 PhotostakeninWABmode 
061 PhotostakeninPWBmode 
061 AutoBRACKETmenusetting
062 Exposuremeasurementandexposurecompensation
065 Settingtherangeofexposuremeasurement
067 Exposurecompensationtoperfecttheshot 
070
Setting and shooting guide for beginners
070 SmartAuto
072 ILensPrioritymode 
074 Usingi-FunctioninPASMmodes
077 UsingSCENEmode
092
Settings for intermediate users
093 P(program)mode 
095 A(aperturepriority)mode 
096 Effectsofaperture 
098 DOFpreview
099 Effectsofaperture 
103 S(shutterpriority)mode 
108 M(manualshooting)mode
111 Panoramashooting
116
Using interchangeable lenses
116 Whatisaninterchangeablelens?
117 SPECSofinterchangeablelens
118 Focallengthofinterchangeablelens
120 Fixedfocuslensandzoomlens
121 Lensspeed 
122 UltraWidePancake16mmF2.4 
124 WidePancake20mmF2.8
126 StandardPancake30mmF2.0
128 CompactZoom20-50mmF3.5-5.6
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130 Zoom50-200mmF4.0-5.6EDOIS-II
132 MoviePro18-200mmF3.5-6.3OIS
136 PremiumPortraits85mmF1.4
138 Macro60mmF2.8OIS
140
Portrait shooting guide
141 Compositionofportrait
145 Usinglightinoutdoorshooting
146 LightDirection
147 Usingbacklight
148 Exposurecompensationinbacklightshooting 
149 Flashcompensationinbacklight
150 Usingdiffusedlight 
151 Out-of-focusphotousingdepthoffield
152 Portraitphotousingwideanglelens
154 Indoorportraitphoto
155 Usingflash
156 A-TTLmodeofaflash&manualmode
157 Usingflashforoutdoorportraits
158 Usingflashinnightshooting 
160
Landscape shooting guide
160 Mainsubjectandsecondarysubject 
163 Goldensection
165 Compositioninphotos
167 Lightsinlandscapephotos 
171 Comparisonbetweenbacklightandfrontlight
174 Sunsetshootingguide
176 Nightshootingguide
179 MagicHouraddingscenicbeautytonightphotos 
182
Close-up shooting guide
182 Photoofflowers
185 Photoofinsects
187 Photooffood 
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To those who think photography is difficult…
If there is one technology that has not changed in our rapidly
changing world, it is photography. Since the invention of
photography in 1827, no theories on photography have changed
until now. Film has been digitized, and digital cameras
equipped with various digital filters and special effects have
been developed, but theories on shutter and aperture have
remained unchanged for 200 years. Lenses produced by
master craftsmen grinding glass are gone, replaced by high
performance plastic lenses, but lens operations and effects are
the same for lenses made 200 years ago as they are for lenses
made today. Classic camera lovers even attach lenses made 100
years ago to their newest digital cameras to enjoy their own
world of photography.
Basic photography theory is easy to learn and put into practice.
This guide book has been prepared using plain language in such
a way that Samsung camera users can enjoy their photography
without any complicated instructions.
If you read this guide book after reading the NX200 manual
from beginning to end, you will likely master basic shooting
theory and methods with the NX200 in only 4 hours with help
from a professional instructor, or after 2-hour practice a day
for over 8 days.
Mastering of the NX200 and intermediate level photography
skills will take only a few days if you practice shooting step by
step with the camera.
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The development of digital technology required a fundamental change
in cameras. Digital cameras led to the digitization of photo receptors and
developing and printing processes, and even brought about the digitization
of analog devices such as the viewfinder and mirror system. Then, the
evolution of digital cameras made possible the development of NX10, a
camera that uses the world's first APS-C sensor and contains no mirror.
Samsung has also integrated creative ideas into lenses, which are the
last analog devices in photography. As a result, Samsung has redefined
the status of the lens so that it is no longer manual and controlled by
the camera body, but is at the heart of a perfect digital system. This
was achieved through a creative function called i-Function, which allows
lenses to control and systematically communicate with the camera body.
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Chapter 1. System
The design of the NX200 has a sharp, modern feel. The sharp edges
on the top of the camera (achieved by a high tech forging technology)
emphasize this feeling. The smooth curves on the grip and the metallic
material set off the design of the NX200 in a perfect way.
The command dial on the top and the wheel key on the back of the
camera combine with Samsung's special intuitive UI, allowing easy and
fast settings and control, even for beginners. The composition of the
function buttons that operate the NX200 is efficiently designed for fast
control, even with one hand. Various hotkeys provide the same control and
usability as the world's very best cameras.
Revolutionary designs
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The NX200 is newly equipped with a revolutionary shooting mode called
Lens Priority Mode. The function, one that is new to all cameras, enables
the camera to recognize the attached lens and select the best settings for
that lens. The previous i-Function has also been upgraded in the NX200
for user convenience. i-Function is only possible in digital cameras, and it
allows users to control those functions that were previously controlled from
the camera body directly from the lens. Users can press the i-Function
button on the lens, select a camera function (shutter, aperture, ISO, white
balance, exposure compensation) and rotate the control ring of the lens
(Samsung calls this feature the Value Ring) which is normally used as a
focus ring.
An upgraded i-Function 2.0 in the NX200 allows users to select and use
i-Effect and i-Zoom by setting the mode dial on the camera body to i
mode (Lens Priority mode) and pressing the i-Function button on the lens.
i-Effect allows users to select and use various lens filter effects from the
smart filter and scene modes suitable for a specific shooting environment
in a simple and convenient way.
Finally, i-Zoom allows users to employ digital zoom effects of up to 2x
zoom and extend the zoom range. This also enables users to make zoom
effects with a prime lens.
Innovations in digital cameras,
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Mirrorless cameras have a larger image sensor than compact digital
cameras with a performance similar to a DSLR camera. Unlike a DSLR
though, both mirror and optical viewfinder are removed to reduce the
depth and size of the camera significantly, and users can take photos
using the display and electronic viewfinder on the back of the camera
instead.
Samsung's NX200 is a 20.3 megapixel APS-C mirrorless camera that has
an AMOLED display and no optical viewfinder, and it is smaller and lighter
than the NX10 and the NX100.
The mirrorless camera concept
Optical viewfinder
(OVF)
45.5mm(GX-20) 22.5mm
Image
sensor
Image
sensor
Display
AF sensor
Pentaprism
Mirror box
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The NX200's 20.3 megapixels have been recognized as the most
appropriate number of pixels for its APS-C size sensor, not only because
of the increased number of pixels but because of its ability to remove
fundamental noise problems. The biggest feature of this new sensor is
the A/D Convert that has been built into the sensor. This not only has
removed incoming noise created in the process of changing light to digital
signals at the light attenuator, but has also improved the communication
speed between DSPs in the sensor. In order to improve the optical
properties of the sensor, the area of the receiver has been extended to
optimize the design of each NX series camera since the NX10. Copper is
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20.3 megapixel camera16 megapixel camera
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Chapter 2. Performance
now used in the receiver to allow more light to enter the sensor, and the
Light Transmittance of the micro lens has been improved to increase the
sensitivity of the sensor.
The advantage of mirrorless cameras is that users can have DSLR
functions with a smaller camera. Compact digital cameras use a very
small sensor, so that the size and weight are minimized, but this type of
camera produces noisy photos and focusing problems that significantly
limit expression. Similarly, Micro Four Thirds cameras have a smaller sensor
than a medium DSLR so these cameras cannot truly be considered DSLR-
quality cameras.
Effective pixels of a camera determine the quality and size of a photo. First-
class DSLRs offer over 20 megapixels because it is the pixel numbers that
determine the quality of a photo. A higher pixel number requires a higher
engine speed. This is because it is necessary to increase the buffer
speed to store large photo files - just as a big car cannot be powered
by a small engine.
3:2 picture ratio – as in a DSLR
NX200 3:2 picture ratio 4:3 picture ratio
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The 20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS Sensor adopted by the NX200 increases
the dynamic range from the previous 8.8 EV to 10.5 EV and improves noise
level from previous cameras. There has been an increase of 5dB, based
on ISO800. In the spirit of the NX, AWB and color reproduction place an
emphasis on recording actual images correctly, not simply manipulating
images to look pretty. The philosophy of NX quality is "realism" or efficiently
reproducing the functions of a recording device.
With the NX200, Samsung has further increased the model's resolution
to record the memories of users correctly, recording more information,
reducing noise, and recording original signals. But in order to record the
actual feelings of the person in the scene, the NX200 doesn't create or
use any artificial tones or colors.
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With its 20.3 megapixels, the NX200 can create a larger photo than Micro
Four Thirds cameras and medium DSLRs. The ability to create a larger
photo means that professional photographers can even use the NX200 for
their works of art. Mirrorless cameras have advantages over both compact
and DSLR cameras, but their performance is often considered to be
somewhere between the two. However, Samsung's NX200 has a sensor
that is the same size as a DSLR, and 20.3 megapixels, which equips it
with the tools and performance capacity to outperform even a DSLR.
Now, the NX200 is strong enough to be a primary camera for professional
photographers rather than simply a secondary device.
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