Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
NX30
Samsung
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5472 x 3648
- ISO
- Auto, 100 - 25600
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Samsung NX
- Number of focus points
- 247
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 9.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (Hot shoe, wireless via built-in flash)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60p), 1280 x 720, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 1× (0.67× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 1,036,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fully articulated
- Touch screen
- Yes (Touch AF, Touch shutter)
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Battery description
- BP1410 lithium-ion battery and USB charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 360
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 375 g (0.83 lb / 13.23 oz)
- Dimensions
- 127 x 96 x 58 mm (5 x 3.78 x 2.28″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (wired or via smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →