kinoseed

Bulbramping (minus the need for a "bulb")
just keep in mind, that NX500 when in rolling-shutter mode will not do longer than 1/15 exposures
have fun

@kidzrevil they didn't close the hole we are using, mods work fine, but due to changes in firmware the bitrate hacks don't work (as they work with messing with memory locations of already running process, etc).
Enabling 2.5k on nx500 works when adapted to new memory locations (already done by Kino Seed). 
You just have to wait and see what happens, but if you need higher bitrates don't update yet. 

I included the 2.5K as option to be set on the DC channel (for testing), and ran a few test shots today, and looks like there is no difference in quality from when being on VGA.
However with regard to the "interlacing" you are talking about, I get it only once in a while - maybe once in 50 recordings.
2.5K does exhibit more problematic artifacts indeed, and increasing the bitrate does not help here, however it's far from "useless", well... I guess it's a matter of personal preference.

here is an example from today's 2.5K / 180Mbps test

out of camera:

applied RGB curves only:

 
 

It would not install if you didn't have the correct firmware, so you don't have to worry about that.
If after boot, you see something like [Mod V1.xx], that means Mod is loaded.
Now check the key-scan. Press EV_UP, if it works you will get a message "Preset missing"
(I wonder if the keyscan didn't load for some reason, or your buttons are mapped differently)

honestly, those cameras are a bit like a black-box, and you never quite know what and why they do it.
if your 2.5K turns out "interlaced" is absolutely useless. imho, it is not really interlaced, but looks like it, and you will not be able to fix it.
It is not the temperature, as in the span of 15 min, I shot 4-5 clips, and only one was "interlaced". Why - no idea. I don't think I changed the settings then.

My own camera can't be used as a reference as it has been messed with extensively, however I noticed that @outerbeat's video looks much more NRed, and at least here (on my nx500), the effects of NR are far less noticeable. In the mod there isn't anything that specifically changes NR. However especially at ISO 3200, I get quite a nice grain, which does not look NRed at all (at least at the very high frequency)

I though that it may be due to the different models, and the NX1's are the one suffering a lot from NR, but if you notice fine grain on NX1 footage, maybe it's something else.

edit:
if you have noticed it only on the NX500, and is different than before, the only difference from NX1is setting the VGA to 2.5K, which I'm not sure how may affect it, but there is also the "silent shutter" which you probably have enabled (but if it affects the NR - I don't know).

That is very true, I think there is a big difference between nx1 and nx500 here in NR section. I can't shoot any video with proper noise, but it's almost two month since we start digging NR in NX. But you know, while I print this, one thought come to mind and I think there is a way to test nx1 about NR I didn't check yet. As always, good talk ))

honestly, those cameras are a bit like a black-box, and you never quite know what and why they do it.
if your 2.5K turns out "interlaced" is absolutely useless. imho, it is not really interlaced, but looks like it, and you will not be able to fix it.
It is not the temperature, as in the span of 15 min, I shot 4-5 clips, and only one was "interlaced". Why - no idea. I don't think I changed the settings then.

My own camera can't be used as a reference as it has been messed with extensively, however I noticed that @outerbeat's video looks much more NRed, and at least here (on my nx500), the effects of NR are far less noticeable. In the mod there isn't anything that specifically changes NR. However especially at ISO 3200, I get quite a nice grain, which does not look NRed at all (at least at the very high frequency)

I though that it may be due to the different models, and the NX1's are the one suffering a lot from NR, but if you notice fine grain on NX1 footage, maybe it's something else.

edit:
if you have noticed it only on the NX500, and is different than before, the only difference from NX1is setting the VGA to 2.5K, which I'm not sure how may affect it, but there is also the "silent shutter" which you probably have enabled (but if it affects the NR - I don't know).

It would not install if you didn't have the correct firmware, so you don't have to worry about that.
If after boot, you see something like [Mod V1.xx], that means Mod is loaded.
Now check the key-scan. Press EV_UP, if it works you will get a message "Preset missing"
(I wonder if the keyscan didn't load for some reason, or your buttons are mapped differently)

I included the 2.5K as option to be set on the DC channel (for testing), and ran a few test shots today, and looks like there is no difference in quality from when being on VGA.
However with regard to the "interlacing" you are talking about, I get it only once in a while - maybe once in 50 recordings.
2.5K does exhibit more problematic artifacts indeed, and increasing the bitrate does not help here, however it's far from "useless", well... I guess it's a matter of personal preference.

here is an example from today's 2.5K / 180Mbps test

out of camera:

applied RGB curves only:

 
 

Ok, folks, so my appologies to all. I picked this up from a samsung store as a "shop demo" for well below clear-out retail, but it seems some one may have fiddled with it. the map key reset has solved the issue, thank-you all, I will make a donation tomorrow. thanks again.

It would not install if you didn't have the correct firmware, so you don't have to worry about that.
If after boot, you see something like [Mod V1.xx], that means Mod is loaded.
Now check the key-scan. Press EV_UP, if it works you will get a message "Preset missing"
(I wonder if the keyscan didn't load for some reason, or your buttons are mapped differently)