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First I have to say i bought this camera from my camera store not Amazon. But I have to say why I love this camera.
I have a Canon 7D that I love too, but I was in the woods taking photos of a Scarlet Tanager along with another couple in front of me. When I clicked my shutter, the bird took off from the sound! Unbelievable.
So I went to my camera store and thought maybe a Canon Rebel T4i might be quieter (my sister-in-law has the Rebel XTi and it is noticeably quieter than my 7D) but the sales rep showed me the latest model was just as loud. Then he pulled out an NX1000 and clicked the shutter. Holy Crap! It was almost silent!
I was half sold but didn't like the idea that the lens was bigger than the body and with the telephoto lens, it looked like a roll of paper towels with a pack of cigarettes on the back! Plus it had no viewfinder. I felt silly holding this thing out in front of me while looking at the LCD display.
When I told the rep I'd think about it, he pulled out the NX20. It was just as quiet and it had a viewfinder as well as a flip out LCD screen! And the body looked like a camera, not a pack of cigs. I was sold. I pulled out my Visa card and picked up the NX20 and the 50-200mm Lens. A perfect kit.
One reviewer said the battery drains quickly. It does right out of the box. But you quickly learn to set a smaller picture size and quality, turn off Quick View, Set Image Stabilizer to only function when you press the shutter half way instead of continuous and turn it off when using a tripod. Minimize bursts of fast frames per second and all of these will save battery power. I also bought an extra battery. (Which I did buy from Amazon!)
With the Wi-Fi App you can operate the shutter wirelessly with a smart phone. You can mount the camera, turn on the app and watch the screen on a smart phone in another location then snap a picture! Another app lets you upload your photos to your phone, or the web, say on Facebook. Both apps are free.
So here's what I like about the NX20:
Pros:
Quiet shutter.
Mirror-less Technology
Fast shutter. 1/8000th second.
Can shoot up to 30fps
Light weight (Easy to carry in and out of the woods) 2 pounds with 50-200 lens compared to almost 5 pounds 7D with 70-300 lens.
Viewfinder plus flip out LCD screen (Great for angled tripod shots)
20 Megapixels
Easy to learn menu
Many Pro features
Interchangeable lenses
Wi-Fi wireless shutter release via smart phones
Price
Cons:
Image Stabilizer has to be off for moving objects. It will blur the photo.
Buttons on camera back are very close together. Thumb might accidentally turn buttons on and off.
Shooting 30fps can lock up the camera while it processes each frame.
Image editing software is only for Windows PC's. (You can download to a Mac but you need another Image editor like Canon's Digital Professional or Photoshop)
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