5-Samsung NX300 20.3MP CMOS Smart WiFi Mirrorless Digital Camera
The Samsung NX300 Smart Compact System Camera combines performance, connectivity, and convenience in a small package that lets you take your video and photography to a new level. The camera's 20.3-megapixel sensor captures incredible color rendition and detail, while an interchangeable lens mount offers versatility. The NX300 also features 3D technology for both still shots and video and built-in Wi-Fi, making it easy for you to get the shots you want and share them with all your friends.
The Samsung NX300 Smart Compact System Camera combines performance, connectivity, and convenience in a small package that lets you take your video and photography to a new level. The camera's 20.3-megapixel sensor captures incredible color rendition and detail, while an interchangeable lens mount offers versatility. The NX300 also features 3D technology for both still shots and video and built-in Wi-Fi, making it easy for you to get the shots you want and share them with all your friends. It comes with an 18-55mm OIS lens.
A high-resolution 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor captures lifelike, vivid images. Pair it with your smartphone or wirelessly transfer photos and movies to your PC, Mac, or tablet.
20.3-Megapixel Sensor for Crisp, Detailed Photos
An advanced 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor is at the heart of the Samsung NX300, capturing lifelike colors and beautiful images with the highest resolution in its class. The camera has an ISO range from 100 to 25,600, so you'll be able take great photos in different lighting situations.
The NX300's hybrid autofocus system includes phase detection AF and contrast AF for fast and accurate autofocusing. Combining a shutter speed of 1/6,000 and exceptionally short shutter lag, the system allows you to take sharp, in-focus shots quickly. The camera also features an 8.6 frame per second capture rate, so you can shoot successive action shots that are clear and in focus.
Frame Low-Angle Shots with AMOLED Tilt Display
On the back of the camera is a brilliant, 3.31-inch AMOLED tilt display that flips up 90 degrees and down 45 degrees. You'll have no problems framing and capturing your images, no matter if they're low-angle or high-angle.
The display has a hybrid user interface that offers touch navigation as well as a five-way button for photographers who prefer traditional controls. This hybrid approach makes setting controls and sharing images a snap.
Wi-Fi Connectivity for Easy Sharing
Thanks to built-in Wi-Fi, transferring your images and sharing them no longer requires memory cards or cables. You won't have to worry about running out of space, either. With the dedicated Direct Link hot key, you can quickly connect to Wi-Fi networks. Once connected, you can save photos and videos directly to a computer or cloud service as you shoot. Print photos wirelessly or share them with your friends instantly by uploading them straight to Facebook or YouTube. With dual band Wi-Fi support, you'll have faster and more stable connections to the wireless networks around you.
Connect to Your Smartphone for More Features
The NX300 works with Samsung's Smart Camera App (for iPhone and Android), which lets you instantly pair your camera with your smartphone and gives you features such as AutoShare and Remote ViewFinder. When AutoShare is activated, all the pictures you take on your camera are automatically sent to your smartphone. Remote ViewFinder turns your phone into a viewfinder and lets you preview images, adjust camera settings, frame the scene, and tag the shot location from up to 30 feet away. When you need to take a group shot with yourself in it, Remote ViewFinder makes it easy.
Full HD Video Recording
The NX300 also has 1080p Full HD movie recording capabilities. Use the bundled 18-55mm lens for a cinematic experience, or choose from a wide range of lenses (sold separately) to get the scene you want. The CMOS sensor gives you precise autofocus even as you're shooting, so you can shoot with confidence.
3D Photos and Videos
The Samsung NX300 lets you take your photos and videos to a new dimension with support for true 3D. When you combine the camera with a 3D lens (sold separately), you'll get true 3D photos and videos, opening up a new way to shoot the world (3D TV system required to view in 3D).
4-Nikon Coolpix L340 20.2 MP Digital Camera
The Nikon Coolpix L340 Digital Camera has a superb 28x optical zoom telephoto lens with Vibration Reduction (VR). It gets you closer to the action for sharp 20.2-megapixel photos and steady 720p HD videos. Let Scene Auto Selector do the work, or use the simple menu system to select one of 16 Scene Modes.
Looking for a classic-styled camera that can take you from wide-angle to telephoto, yet still be compact? The 20-megapixel COOLPIX L340 is all that and more, putting you right at the heart of the action with a 28x optical zoom lens, extendable to 56x Dynamic Fine Zoom¹.
Take crisp shots and smooth HD movies easily, with High-performance vibration reduction keeping your camera stable, while an easy-hold grip minimises camera shake too. Operation is simple, with features like Scene auto selector optimising settings for you, so you can concentrate on composing your shot on the large 7.5-cm/3.0-in 460k-dot LCD screen.
Record your life effortlessly in high-quality images with the COOLPIX L340.
NIKKOR 28x optical zoom lens
Capture stunning facial expressions or distant action with the 28x optical zoom – extendable to 56x Dynamic Fine Zoom¹ – giving you focal length coverage of 22.5-630 mm.
Easy Operation
A comfortable grip and simply laid out controls make operating your camera feel intuitive and natural. Switch easily from photos to movies at the touch of a button.
20MP CCD image sensor
Take quality photos that you’ll want to share, with the sensitive image sensor giving you images that have clear details and make great photo or poster enlargements.
Wide-angle coverage
Whether you’re shooting family fun or out at events and celebrations, you’ll always be close to the action with the zoom lens giving you wide-angle to telephoto coverage.
High-performance VR (vibration reduction)
Your images will always be clear and your movies smooth with minimum blur, as Lens-shift VR combats camera shake and the easy-hold grip ensures your camera stays stable.
HD movies
Don’t just shoot stills – make movies of special moments with friends! Switch easily from taking photos to shooting HD movies (720p) with a dedicated movie-record button.
Target finding AF: You’ll get beautifully crisp photos every time, with Target finding AF quickly and precisely locating your subject for you and achieving clear focus automatically.
Scene auto selector: Choose this option to let your camera do the hard work for you. It can automatically assess your subject and shooting situation to optimise settings for the best results.
7.5-cm/3.0-in 460k-dot LCD screen: The large, clear screen has an anti-reflection coating, making sure you always have great visibility when framing shots and in playback.
AA-size batteries: Wherever you go on holiday, you’ll never need to worry about battery charge when your camera is powered by AA-size batteries that are readily available around the globe.
EXPEED C2: Outstanding image quality is guaranteed with Nikon’s fast and powerful image processing system ensuring high-speed operation and high-sensitivity performance.
3-Sony Alpha a5000 Digital Camera
Sony continues to consolidate its cameras under the Alpha branding with the launch of the new lightweight Sony A5000. Given an entry-level price, it is ostensibly a replacement for the NEX-3N, but it is effectively a rebrand and refresh, adding Wi-Fi functionality and an improved image processor. As it size and shape suggests, the A5000 is among Sony's most compact and portable system cameras, making it a potential option if you're looking to upgrade from a compact or even a smartphone.
The Sony A5000’s 'improved processor' mentioned above is the Bionz-X, which also appears in the high-end Sony Alpha A7 and RX10.
It adds detail reproduction software, diffraction reduction technology, area-specific noise reduction and has an image-processing speed three times as fast as that in the NEX-5.
The intelligent 1,200-zone Evaluative Multi-segment metering system has found its way into the A5000 from Sony’s most advanced SLT camera, the Alpha 77. Centre-weighted and spot metering modes are also included.
Autofocus modes available on the A5000 include multi-area, centre, selective single-point, tracking AF, face detection and continuous. As you would expect, raw and JPEG image capture is possible, while full-HD video recording is possible.
The A5000 has the same 3in, 460k-dot LCD screen – that can be flipped 180 degrees to face forward – which featured on the NEX-3N.
The camera features the new addition of NFC and Wi-Fi connectivity, which brings it into line with much of the competition. This functionality allows for the camera to be controlled via a smartphone or tablet through Sony’s PlayMemories App.
A range of modes, tips and apps – such as free-to-download Photo Retouch and the paid-for Time-lapse application – are on hand to help enthusiasts, and less-experienced photographers, get the most out of the camera.
Compatibility with Sony’s E-Mount lenses will please enthusiasts who have existing lenses that they’d like to use, as well as entry-level or photographers new to Sony who want to invest in a system with an existing range of lenses.
Finally, the sensor in the A5000 is the same 20.1-megapixel APS-C sensor found in last year’s DSLR-styled A3000. It is only equipped with contrast AF, which limits its speed somewhat – but the 25 available AF-points are well placed enough to achieve accurate focus in most cases.
2-Panasonic LUMIX GX85
For today's interchangeable lens camera enthusiasts — or anyone looking for a lighter, newer more intelligent alternative to bulky DSLRs — Panasonic LUMIX Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds system cameras deliver impressive, no-compromise performance.
Nearly half the size of most DSLRs, the DMC-GX85 delivers impressive large sensor performance in the most compact camera system ever designed by Panasonic LUMIX. Thanks to the elimination of the low pass filter, its fine detail resolving power is boosted nearly 10% over previous 16-Megapixel sensors. Image stabilization is top of its class with the complementary LUMIX 2-axis lens O.I.S. and a new 5-axis in-body I.S., available in either photo or video recording modes.
Camera purists will enjoy the familiar quick-access thumbwheel controls and integrated 2764k-dot eye-level electronic viewfinder, plus a tilting LCD display for greater flexibility in difficult shooting angles. Modern enthusiasts will love the WiFi mobile control and next-generation flexibility that 4K Video, 4K PHOTO and 4K Post Focus modes bring to the creative experience.
Reasons to buy
- 4K video and stills: The camera records high quality 4K/UHD video at 30p or 24p with full-time AF and a host of manual controls. A "4K Photo" mode allows users to extract decent quality 8MP stills after recording video using an intuitive user interface.
- Depth from Defocus AF: The GX85's Depth from Defocus AF system offers super-quick focus times and depth tracking. The camera is also very good at following subjects around the frame.
- Dual IS: The GX85 combines its 5-axis in-body image stabilizer with lens-based IS systems for enhanced shake reduction.
- Tilting touchscreen: The tilting 1.04 million-dot LCD is touch sensitive and can be used as an AF trackpad when one's eye is to the finder.
Things to consider
- Find a better view: The field sequential electronic viewfinder is prone to color tearing, which can be distracting. And the 16:9 aspect ratio causes native 4:3 images to look small.
- Weather you care: The GX85 is neither sealed against moisture nor dust.
- Big fingers beware: The buttons and dials on the GX85 are on the small side, which could prove problematic for large-handed shooters.
- Can you hear me now: The GX85 has no headphone or microphone ports.
1-Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3 MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera
The 5D Mark III has a 22MP full frame sensor in a body that's based on the EOS 7D design, and with a 61-point AF system borrowed from the flagship EOS-1D X. From the glass-half-empty point of view, this could be seen as an unambitious update that trails disappointingly behind Nikon's 36MP D800 which was announced around the same time. But for those whose glasses tend more towards the half-full, it might just turn out to be the camera that 5D Mark II owners always really wanted.
Indeed the 5D name itself is almost misleading; compared to its predecessor the Mark III is essentially a completely new model, with every major system upgraded and updated. In a way it's better seen as a full-frame 7D, with that camera's control layout, extensive customizability and 63-zone metering sensor. But it also gains a raft of additional tweaks and improvements in response to customer feedback; these range from dual slots for CF and SD cards, through a locking exposure mode dial, to a large depth of field preview button that's repositioned for right-handed operation, and can be reprogrammed to access a number of other functions.
22.3 Megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor
The EOS 5D Mark III features a newly developed Canon full-frame 22.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor that's designed from the ground up to create high resolution, perfectly detailed images with unprecedented speed and clarity. A full 24 x 36mm, the sensor captures 5784 x 3861 large individual 6.25 µm pixels and has a much-improved S/N ratio resulting in better images from the start. A new photodiode structure with an increased photoelectric conversion rate increases the sensor's sensitivity by approximately 2 stops over previous models, meaning higher ISOs with the lowest noise of any EOS digital camera. And a 2-line 8-channel simultaneous signal readout means speeds of up to 6.0 fps (RAW + JPEG) are possible!
14-bit A/D conversion, wide range ISO setting 100-25600 (L: 50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400)
The EOS 5D Mark III not only offers 14-bit signal processing for excellent image gradation, it delivers higher standard and expanded ISOs, and a score of new options to enhance shooting in varied and fast-changing lighting situations. With a standard range of ISO 100-25600, the EOS 5D Mark III represents a 2-stop increase in sensitivity over previous cameras. Thanks to the improved signal-to-noise ratio of the new sensor and powerful noise reduction, the EOS 5D Mark III can shoot at expanded sensitivities down to ISO 50 (L) and up to 51200 (H1), and even 102400 (H2)! Beyond the obvious advantages of its wide ISO range, the EOS 5D Mark III has automatic ISO settings, found on the dedicated ISO menu. Minimum and maximum ISO settings can be specified, as can a user-defined range, plus full auto and manual.
DIGIC 5+ Image Processor for enhanced noise reduction and blazing processing speed
For a whole new level of performance, the EOS 5D Mark III uses a DIGIC 5+ Image Processor. Working with two 4-channel A/D converter front-end processing circuits, and delivering speeds of up to 6.0 fps (RAW + JPEG), and the DIGIC 5+ Image Processor improves data processing performance and features new algorithms that promote greater noise reduction at higher ISOs. In addition to conventional image processing functions the DIGIC 5+ Image Processor offers real-time compensation for chromatic aberration in both still and motion images. With the power of this processor, speed improvements are noticeable from the instant the camera is turned on and the stunning results speak for themselves.
Peripheral Illumination Correction, Chromatic Aberration Correction, and Distortion Correction
The EOS 5D Mark III features a number of corrective tools to accommodate for the particulars of the lens used. Canon's lens peripheral illumination correction feature corrects light falloff in the corner of the image. Chromatic aberration can be corrected at the time of shooting with the 5D Mark III's Chromatic Aberration Correction tool. The new Distortion Correction feature corrects distortions such as curved lines by correcting for the characteristics of the particular lens used to take the shot so images that may have been distorted in the captured image appear straight. The camera has correction data for a number of EF lenses preloaded, and new lenses can be added to the camera's database via EOS Utility. The camera can even distinguish between different lenses of the same model using the serial number (with compatible EF lenses).
Auto Picture Style & Scene Intelligent Auto (A+)
The EOS 5D Mark III not only features a number of Canon's Picture Style settings but also a new Picture Style Auto setting that finely controls color tones for every composition based on information from the camera's EOS Scene Detection System. This can be an effective feature not only in normal scenes, where "standard" punchy contrast will be used, but also in nature and outdoor scenes, where the blues and greens will look more vivid without the need to switch the camera's Picture Style to Landscape.
In-Camera RAW Processing & JPEG Resize
The EOS 5D Mark III features state of the art in-camera RAW processing for quick conversion of RAW files to JPEG with control with control over size, brightness, WB, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Noise reduction, color space, distortion correction and more. Additionally, the EOS 5D Mark III features expanded Quick Control functions during playback like image protect, image rotate, rating, RAW image processing, resize, highlight alert, AF point and image jump, meaning a streamlined workflow can begin in the field.
Comparative Playback
The EOS 5D Mark III's comparative playback mode enables images to be played back two at a time, side by side. A tremendous, in-camera timesaver, comparative playback means images can quickly be enlarged simultaneously to compare focus, blur and noise, and can be individually rated, deleted or locked.
Trimming function
For multi-format applications, the EOS 5D Mark III can shoot with an aspect ratio of 1:1, 3:2, 4:3 or 16:9 during live view shooting. With gridded overlays, images can be trimmed in-camera with the actual image file cropped in Canon's Digital Photo Pro software.
Silent Shooting
For the first time in a 5D-Series camera, the EOS 5D Mark III offers a silent, low vibration shooting mode. By slowing down and muting the shutter and mirror reflex action, the camera is capable of handheld, virtually imperceptible operation for discrete shooting in more situations at speeds of up to 3 fps.
