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Samsung offers NX1 and NX500 firmware updates

18 May

Samsung has released firmware updates for the NX1 and the NX500, bringing the NX1 up to firmware version 1.41 and the NX500 to firmware version 1.12. Both updates fix a Bluetooth issue that arises when pairing the cameras with smartphones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The NX500 update changelog advises users to update the camera firmware together with the Samsung Camera Manager App.

Samsung has all but backed out of the digital camera market. Its flagship NX1 was discontinued late last year, though the NX500 remains in stock for the time being. While a question mark remains over exactly what long term support for Samsung camera owners looks like, at least for now the manufacturer will continue to support the latest version of Android’s OS.

The NX1 firmware update is available here, and the NX500 is available here.

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Samsung NX500 shown as discontinued

09 Mar

The Samsung NX500, which launched in the U.S. early last year, is shown as discontinued on B&H Photo, which may indicate that the camera is no longer being manufactured. However, it’s still available from Samsung’s website and Amazon. If the NX500 has indeed reached the end of its life, it would mark Samsung’s latest move away from the camera market following the company’s recent discontinuation of the NX1 model in Germany and the UK.

Late last year, rumors surfaced claiming Samsung had discontinued its NX1 mirrorless camera model in Europe. Soon after, Samsung representatives confirmed the model has been discontinued in the UK and Germany, citing a ‘gradual decline in demand for standalone digital cameras.’ Adorama now shows steep discounts for the NX1 model, marking the body-only unit down $ 450 to $ 1,049 and the NX1 with 16-50mm power zoom lens a full $ 500 cheaper at $ 1,199.

We’ve reached out to Samsung for confirmation and will update this story when we hear back.

Via: Photo Rumors

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Into the woods: Samsung NX500 Field Test

10 Nov

It’s not often we get to eat what we photograph, but that’s what we did in our latest Field Test. We took the Samsung NX500 into the woods with pro photographer and mycology enthusiast Eirik Johnson to forage for some wild mushrooms. While providing a keen eye to make sure we didn’t try to eat anything poisonous, Eirik also helped us try out the NX500’s imaging and 4K video features. Read more

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Good genes: Samsung NX500 review posted

09 Nov

The Samsung NX500 is the baby brother to the company’s superb NX1 mirrorless camera. It brings over many of the features of the NX1, including its 28MP BSI CMOS sensor and AF system, and puts them into a compact body at a price competitive with other midrange mirrorless models. Read more

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Samsung NX500 firmware upgrade improves autofocus and enhances video features

25 Jun

Samsung has released a firmware update for its NX500 mirrorless camera. Among other things, the update enhances autofocus performance in several areas, increases the 4K video bit rate to 70Mbps, and reads out a larger areas of the sensor for improved 1080/60p video quality. More details

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Nikon 1 J5 and Samsung NX500 added to studio test scene

08 Jun

We’ve just added a pair of compact mirrorless cameras to our studio test scene – the Nikon 1 J5 and Samsung NX500. The J5 brings a 1″-type 20.8MP BSI-CMOS sensor to Nikon’s entry-level mirrorless lineup. The NX500 is Samsung’s scaled down version of its flagship NX1, using the same 28MP APS-C BSI-CMOS sensor. See how each camera performs in our studio scene. Read more

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Island life: Samsung NX500 Shooting Experience

27 Mar

The Samsung NX500 takes some of the best bits of the NX1, including the same 28MP APS-C format sensor and still imaging pipeline, and wraps them up in a smaller, less expensive body. We recently had the opportunity to shoot with an NX500 on the beautiful island of Hawaii. We’ve already published a couple of samples galleries, but click through to read about how we got on with Samsung’s newest mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

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Aloha! We go shooting with Samsung’s new NX500

17 Mar

The Samsung NX500 is essentially a scaled down version of Samsung’s flagship NX1. It uses the same 28MP BSI-CMOS sensor, advanced hybrid AF system, and DRIMe V processor as the NX1, with the main differences being the design (rangefinder vs SLR), burst mode (9 vs 15 fps), and viewfinder (none vs electronic). We’ve been using a production NX500 for a couple of days, and we’ve put together a gallery of real-world samples. We’ll update this gallery with some converted Raw files as soon as possible. Click through for the gallery

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Samsung introduces NX500 with NX1’s 28MP BSI sensor

07 Feb

Samsung has announced the NX500, which borrows many features from the NX1 starting with a 28MP APS-C-size BSI-CMOS sensor. It too provides 4K and UHD video recording, a sophisticated hybrid NX AF system III, tilting Super AMOLED display, and (naturally) built-in Wi-Fi. Read more

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Hands-on with Samsung’s new NX500

06 Feb

Samsung has just taken the wraps off a new mirrorless camera, which inherits most of the features from the company’s flagship NX1. The NX500 takes a lot of the core features of the NX1 and wraps them up in a much smaller, rangefinder-style body at a lower cost. We got our hands on an NX1 recently, to get a feel for how this new camera feels and operates. Click through for some images

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