I use since more than ten years digital SLR, a Canon 70D last in combination with three different lenses. Am I being true to myself, however, I must admit to myself that the camera bag and its contents is in the last two years been increasingly at home. Because we look at it once sober: It is an ordinary ballast to as drags through town to have then maybe get the end of the day no worthwhile subject before the lens.
So I have always used more frequently alone at the camera my iPhone, able to make the admittedly ordinary photos, in some situations, however, simply can not afford what you would like to see 'Anyone who has tried, with a cell phone camera, the depth of field according to his ideas to influence, who knows what I'm talking. On the other hand, however, a cell phone camera offers some non-setting of the hand advantage: I can quasi edit my photos "on the run", back up immediately in the cloud or on Instagram and share flickr without evaluate the data awkward only at home edit on the Mac and then wherever transferred to must.
The NX300M represents for me the ideal partner and supersedes the SLR so far that I could imagine almost, to separate myself from this. The image quality goes far beyond that which is to afford a smartphone camera capable. Depict objects in the foreground sharply at the same time blurred background? No Problem. Manually take effect on aperture, shutter speed, ISO value? With a handle to accomplish. "That can my DSLR as well!" Some might say. Correctly. My well. But when I was carrying around half a day in a backpack with me, I have the evening a tense neck; and the backpack no place for all the other things that you might otherwise like to have with you. The camera body of NX300M itself is so compact that I can easily enclose it with one hand. Transported to the lens and camera separately, so sometimes even big enough pockets to make them go to have her.
I have come to appreciate immediately also the wifi functionality of NX300M: can be transferred immediately to the cell phone photos in conjunction with the accompanying app, inspect there, edit and share whatsoever in interest in social networks or where. I admit that I'm a little Instagram addict, and this camera easy Makes new things possible and simplifies the recovery of my photos immense. Nice feature on the edge: The mobile phone can be used as additional live viewfinder for the camera, which allows quite shots from awkward angles' unnecessary but the view on the camera screen even to check the cut-out for recording or set the focus.
A few more impressions and facts about the camera and the supplied lens, without wishing to regurgitate all the functions in detail again:
The device has a very quality feel and fits comfortably in your hand. The combination of brushed metal and high-quality imitation leather makes the NX300M at least for all those who are a visual highlight who appreciate a certain retro look at cameras. To generate this manufacturer in my opinion is quite well done.
The touch display is sufficiently large and can be tilted 45 ° up to 180 ° and down. Pivoting to the side is not possible. In extreme lighting conditions, the display draws something after 'for me so far not really disturbing, but you should mention it.
All camera settings can be accessed via the touch screen. However, I felt important, things like shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation as well be able to adjust on the fly, without having to operate the camera via the display itself. This is also given in the NX300M: Depending on the shooting mode you can click on the located on the lens i-Function button by various parameters, which can then be influenced by the focus ring on the lens. In manual mode, this is about aperture, ISO, shutter speed and white balance. In aperture / shutter speed or exposure compensation can also be through a dial behind the trigger influence, possibly with simultaneous actuation of an easily accessible with the thumb button on the camera back. In handling it is necessary to accept as an ambitious upgrading from a DSLR or "parallel users" of such so no compromises. Only an optical viewfinder may be missing at the beginning I had the camera actually a few times in front of the eye only to find that there simply is not "to look through 'available', but lies down fairly quickly.
My conclusion: For my needs and my application to the NX300M has proved a very short time and paid off. The scope of supply of the kit is sufficient to get started as soon as possible, try to have fun, to be able to at some point possibly even superior to whether useful additions are possible and necessary. To all those who are in excessive use of, I like to recommend the purchase of one or two additional batteries, the rest is due to their own ideas and needs in the creative implementation of your ideas.
