Samsung Debuts Galaxy NX Camera: 20.3MP Sensor, Swappable Lenses & Android 4.2

Every since Samsung released its “less than popular” Android-based camera, the Galaxy Camera, the idea of combining a phone and pretty much a point and shoot has been floating around the tech world. This time around, Samsung seems to be trying to hit this one out of the ballpark with their recently released Zoom and now the Samsung Galaxy NX.

The Galaxy NX is a high-end camera which features Androids Jelly Bean 4.2 out of the box, a 20.3MP sensor and the ability to swap different lenses. The camera itself does seem to have DSLR characteristics but up close it’s unmistakably a mirrorless camera.

The camera comes with a 4.8-inch LCD touchscreen HD display with 720p resolution, an electric viewfinder that illuminates a resolution of 800×480 and a 20MP APS-C sensor. Incredibly the camera can reach ISO speeds of up to 25,600 and also shoot video at 25fps doing 1080p. The Samsung NX is powered by a quad-core ARM chip clocked at 1.6GHz. It also includes 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage and even more expandable with a microSD slot.

The main feature that makes this camera stand out from all of Samsung’s recently released devices is the ability to interchange lenses. This is especially innovative considering that this camera can receive a data plan from a carrier and have the ability to upload straight to the internet. But if that is a deal breaker for you then you must really love your instagram photos.

Samsung Galaxy NX comes with various connectivity options such as WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and even the use of 3G/4G data connection. The NX, of course, comes with the typical scene mode gimmicks that Samsung is famous for such as scene modes for the less experienced photographers. There is yet to be a release date or even a price point at this time but we aren’t expecting this camera to be cheap. We might see subsidized prices from major carriers but other then that we can see this camera reach the price points of $600 and above. 20 megapixels isn’t cheap.

What do you guys think about this? Another Samsung fail or do they have something here? Do you see yourselves purchasing such an expensive camera from a company such as Samsung over other like Canon and Nikon? Let us know with a comment down below!

Source: Digital Trends 

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