Why Mirrorless?

Why Mirrorless ?

What is a Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera (MILC)

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How does it differ from a Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera (DSLR) ?

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Firmware update for NX300

There is a new firmware update (ver.1.33) for Samsung NX300 since 15th of December 2013. Here is the list of improvements:

  1. Remote ViewFinder – add touch AF function

  2. Remote ViewFinder – add streaming quality option

  3. Improved connection speed of android smart phone (Please use latest version of Upgrade Smart Camera App)

  4. Improved Movie recording (Framing Mode ON)

  5. Improved 60mm,85mm lens full time manual focus performance

link: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/EV-NX300ZBQUUS#firmware

 

UPDATE: Nicholas sent us this nice comparison image:

 

Nikon about latest mirrorless cameras trend: Classic design and big sensor mirrorless are just a hype!

Nikon Manager Mr. Nobuaki Sasakaki has been interviewed at DC.watch (google translation here). I do not speak Japanese so I rely on Google Translation tool. But it looks like the Nikon Manager keeps defending their Nikon 1 system by continually saying that sensor size doesn’t really matter a lot. And he also goes that far and says that Classic Design and Big Sensor trend of mirrorless cameras from other manufacturers are more or less just “hype”.

And you can understand clearly from many statements how Nikons focus will still be on the DSLR market.

I think Nikon is going to loose this game if they keep under estimating the mirrorless market. A real risk for a company that earns most of their money from the digital photography market!

P.S.: By the way, isn’t the Nikon DF also a classic designed camera…and therefore a hype? :)

CIPA data: Mirrorless is conquering all the world…but not the USA!

The graph on tops (Courtesy of Personal-View) shows the percentage of cameras (produced by Japanese companies) that have been shipped to different regions in October 2013.

As you can see Mirrorless Cameras are selling as well as DSLR cameras in Asia, followed at distance by European countries (where DSLR still has a small advantage).

The only region where mirrorless acceptance is very low is North America (mainly USA).

Please note: The graph only shows the percentage of distribution of the cameras. The total number of shipped DSLR is still greater than the total number of mirrorless cameras.