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0-255 on the NX1 is odd with Premiere, even if we change the output to 16-235, the highlights stay a bit burned. However, using the brightness and contrast filter with contrast -14 helps.

6 hours ago, Emanuel said:

 FF lensed on 0.64x SB

With a Pana Leica 25mm F1.4, i get a lot of noise @ 3200 ISO on V-LOG.  

You mean we can get less noise with a FF lens and SB on the same ISO ?

I would like to know how this guy managed to get almost zero noise without using any Noise Reduction softwares ... Beautiful video by the way.

I have a similar issue.  Something activates the AUTO-ISO even in M mode.. This bug only happens when i start the camera. 

From Cinema5D : "We were presented with a ISO 6400 video sample and noise in the picture was very evident. On top of that, when shooting with high ISO settings, the camera will automatically reduce noise internally. This feature cannot currently be turned off and can only be controlled via the menu with high/mid/ and low settings. "

Hope the NR will not smears out fine details like on the NX500/NX1 ... I will not buy this camera if it's true, it's my biggest complaint about my NX1.

Hi, i have both lenses. The 50-150S OIS is better than 16-50S. The difference @50mm is signifiant. If you plan to use your lens for handled video, the 50-150S is the way to go.
Furthermore, the 50-150S @150mm F/2.8 has a great bokeh.
The first two pics are taken with the 50-150S @150mm F2.8 and the last one with the 85mm@F1.4

Quick test @50mm =)

8 hours ago, Sten said:

do the math - for UHD 4K, the NX1 needs at least 120mbps (70mbps x 1.77x crop) to match the NX500

I own the GH4/NX500/NX1 (with S lenses). The NX1 is the better of the lot for 4K, sharpest and cleanest below 800 ISO. The GH4 is very good too, you gain details at high ISO compared to NX1/NX500 but at the cost of grain. The NX500 is cropped, vastly softer than NX1 and the AF is not reliable (this is why lots of videos posted on the net with this camera seem very soft; the problem is the AF, quick but often innacurate).

55 minutes ago, Sten said:

NX1 is not an 'upgrade', it is a defferent headache/experience -- NX500 has better 4K - no RS, no banding, natutal colors - if you can live with the crop ...

for NX-M42 lens setup, try the Meteor-5-1 Zoom lens 1.9/17-69mm

NX500 has a better 4k than NX1 ??? Are you serious ?

Nx1 120 FPS

I use -10 sharpness with wide focal length lenses (12mm to 30mm)  and -5 for longer focal length lenses (30-150).

By example, I get terrible results if i don't turn down the sharpness for landscapes.

This is possible on the Gh4 and the camera is not so expensive.

Use "M", "C1" or "C2" mode for the control of the Shutter speed.

24 minutes ago, SMGJohn said:

We gotta remember here, H264 suffers at low bitrates whereas the HEVC biggest strengths are just that, at low bitrates! 

But the higher you go with the bitrate, the HEVC starts to suffer and loose against the ageing H264 and this simply comes down to the way HEVC is designed for, streaming and low bitrate use. Its not meant to be used in video cameras and for high bitrate use they specifically states it.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=170986

Here they do a huge comparison of the x265 versus the x264 and it shows, low bitrate it shows strengths but at high bitrates it does funky stuff.

Again here we see it once more, it destroys fine details in images even with the specific setting grain on http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=172458

Now the x265 is constantly under development the x264 was not perfect at its beginning either, but the NX1 uses early HEVC version unless there is evidence of it being updated in the firmware. HEVC is basically made to look good, not keep info which is why we have camera specific codecs to do just that.

Very interesting post, the HEVC codec destroys fine details and even if the bitrate is very high, we will not see a big improvement. So the only option is a hack who allow to use a different codec ...

+1

Sadly, it's pretty clear for the default NR. If only Samsung could release a last update for the NX1 with the possibility to set NR settings ...

With the recents firmwares, the result is the same ? I have not noticed a difference between DCI 4k and UHD. 
1080P mode is a lot better than at the beginning for example.

I have the same artefact in the sky sometimes with my NX1. I think the problem is the H265 codec.
But the most annoying for me is the noise reduction applied automatically. It smears lower details even at low ISO. 

I haven't seen a lot of "UHD 120FPS" or "raw video" requests on DPREVIEW. Most people want some realistic features like 4k crop, UHD 60fps, the possibility to resize the af square in video or raw compression for photo.
Samsung has a serious lack of lenses : not enough lenses below F1.8, not enough long lenses. They only have one lens announced, a 300mm F2.8 and its almost one year since the last lens came out. The NX system doesn't appear to be the system to buy at this time and the lack of marketing and availability doesn't help.
The NX1 is a great camera which can become better and better and this is its strength.

I bought it for 1500€ two months ago but i'm not upset, it's the tech market.
But i bought it for video, so i will be upset if they plan to release a NX1-LX with better video features after they said they listen their customers about frequent firmware update. Most people can't spend 1600$ in a new body every six months.

​I agree, i have both cameras and the NX1 highlights are really worse. I get better result with GH4/CineV profile (CineD is awful).
However, like j.f.r. said, both cameras have poor DR and the NX1 has better resolution and colors.

I bought it for 1510€ two months ago (+ the 16-50S lens for 1000€). I never expected the NX1 falls in price so fast.

I will remember this for next time, thanks Samsung.

Some people have bought the NX1 with Rhode mic($220 value), SD card, Lightroom 5 and $51 back for only $1300 at Adorama.

There is some NX1 + 16-50pz lens for only $1,299.00 on ebay : http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331509548707 
( you can see at the top of the page : "The original item has sold for US $1,299.00. We have selected another similar item below)

And Fotohanskeuzekamp has an offer for €1999,- for the body and 16-50S lens http://www.fotohanskeuzekamp.nl/producten_zoeken/nx1/1/pagina.html.

It's great but not for people who have bought it some days/weeks ago ...

Is it really true that Samsung want to update the NX1 firmware monthly ? Or is it a rumor like the 100% CAF improvement and 4k crop mode ?

My impressions so far with the NX1 compared to GH4 (for video use) :

Pro's
- Image quality is better, even if you turn sharpness all the way down, there is still a lot of details.
- Autofocus is better too. With good light, the AF is really fast and can track a subject with continuous autofocus. But in low light the NX1 is about equal to the Gh4.
- The swallow DOF, 1.5x crop in photo and video (2.3x for the Gh4 in video).
- The 16-50mm S : thanks to the F2 aperture @16mm, it's a great and sharp all-rounder lens.
- Better slowmotion quality.
- ISO 100 available and almost noise-free until ISO 800.

Con's
- The rolling shutter is worse than GH4 in UHD (but very good in 1080p), if you shoot without moving a lot, no problem, but if you move or pan, it is bad.
- The Dynamic range is good but you must be carefull with the highlights, the zebras are not accurates. The NX1 has probably more DR stops in shadows than in highlights (unusual).
- Noise reduction setting not available yet (starting at iso 400, the noise reduction smears details a bit).
- The OIS of the lumix 12-35 is better (compared to the NX 16-50mm S).
- The focus square can't be moved with the buttons (only with the touch screen) and can't be shrunk during video recording.
- H265 not supported by a lot of editing softwares.
- Heavier (pro zoom lens are heavier and larger too).

In conclusion, i like them both, but for me, it may be easier to use the GH4 for now.
When the editing softwares will support the H265 and when Samsung will solve problems that can be corrected, no doubts the NX1 will be the king .