SamsungNX210 Kit 20.3-megapixel Digital Camera

Recently purchased the SamsungNX 210 20.3MP Digital Camera because the price had dramatically dropped $400.00 dollars. I have been playing with the camera about a week now to familiarize myself with all the nifty functions available on the camera. The screen display is great and easy viewing; the camera zoom is also sweet; the camera freezes objects in motion for a nice crisp photo; the included flash is a welcome item (I keep the flash mounted but it is turned off in the down position); the camera comes with some preselected filters and photo magic software preinstalled; the battery took a reasonable 3hours to charge (however, if a faster charge time is required there is a quick charger available as an additional purchase); the wifi function to email works great, is quick and easy to establish. These are just a few features that stand out. Overall, I am extremely happy with my purchase and do not have a negative comment regarding the SamsungNX 210.

First off the camera is fine, there is plenty written about it and I won't go into that here. That is not the reason for the two star review.I bought this through Electronics Basket "fulfilled by" Amazon. The listing certainly leads one to believe that you will receive a new camera sealed in a box just like anything else you buy. Well that's just not the case. I received the camera in a reasonable time but the seals on the box were broken. Everything was intact inside along with a couple extra items I wasn't expecting. One was a user manual in Arabic and some type of foreign power plug. The packaging appeared quite worn, so I've really got no way of knowing if this is a new camera, factory return/refurbishment, display model, or something else.I did a little research and it started making more sense. You order this and they have it shipped in from some other country and then ship it to the customer. Probably why the price is so much better than list. Obviously they would have to open it to put the correct power cables and manuals in the box. That's called a grey market item. The downside is that Samsung may or may not honor the warranty, and who really knows where it came from.A little more research and I've found that this is not at all uncommon. From what I've read it's especially bad among cameras, and I'm not sure you can buy a genuine US market camera on Amazon. I personally don't have anything against gray market electronics, but I think it should be disclosed. You put out that kind of money for something it should arrive in a factory sealed box. I've been a long time Amazon shopper, buying many expensive electronic items and never had a bad experience; but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Purchased this camera about a month ago. Very happy with the performance, ease of use, weight, ease of changing the lenses. The battery life is VERY short when you use the zoom, found that out while we were in the rain forest in Costa Rica. We have since bought 2 extra batteries because of this. Also the white labeling has worn off mostly all the buttons on the back. Even the wheel has started to wear off. Very disappointing. Bought it 3rd party so we can't exchange it. We will be returning it for a refund

My regular, full-size DSLR is a Canon 5D Mark III and weighs a ton once I've added a lens and battery grip. Plus, it's overkill for most things where I'm just shooting for my personal memories or if I'm on vacation and don't want to bring $6000+ worth of gear with me. That's where this little Samsung NX 210 comes in. It is not so small that I can put it in my pocket (that's what my tiny point and shoot is for) but compared to the 5D, it's super light and hangs comfortably around my neck and allows me all the manual controls that I could possibly want. The kit lens produces remarkably sharp pictures through the corners and color and clarity is quite good. I don't notice much chromatic aberration, but trust Lightroom's lens profiles to fix it if I have any issues. Like I said, I use this camera for personal stuff, not professional.PROS:- very light and small- decent quality of the kit lens (the 18-55)- image stabilization- the NX 210 has an additional scroll wheel on the top of the camera making it easy to change settings. I find this more familiar, like my 5D and makes it much faster to make adjustments- my #1 requirement was the ability to easily move the focus point like I can do with a DSLR - and you can do it quite easily with this camera - just click the OK button in the center of the buttons.- panoramic mode works well- came with a lens hood- came with a pop-up flash- shoots in RAW, even can be set to shoot a simultaneous RAW + JPEG so can be quickly emailed without having to go into Lightroom if I am running short on timeCONS- produces very noisy images above 1600 ISO (this camera IMO is best used with lots of available light or on a tripod)- ergonomically leaves something to be desired - specifically I wish the thumb spot was located where they've stuck the video record button- not that great for taking indoor pictures in a dark-ish room... even thought ISO can go up to 12,800 I would never go higher than 3200 with this camera - If you can't let that much natural light into the room, you'll definitely want to use the flashI definitely think the Pros outweigh the Cons here and I feel like this is a great little camera to add to my collection, when I want some manual controls but don't want to deal with a full size DSLR.

I honestly did not expect much and boy was I rewarded!First serious test was to take it to a Cher concert - and given the show's lighting, the pictures came out crisp, bright and nice. Defintely my favorite camera so far (no, i do not pretend to be a professional, I just like the pictures I make with this camera)!Cons: somewhat weak battery - the screen consumes it real fast!Pros: Lightweight, Fast processor, crisp pictures, Wi-fi connectivity

I received my camera and it would lock up after intermittent use, even without a memory card. I tried updating the firmware but it would not let me.I liked the camera when it worked, but just decided to return it instead of having it repaired.