Digital Home Thoughts: Samsung Announces NX10 and WB700 Cameras

With CES 2011 coming, expect to see a deluge of new consumer cameras, and Samsung is the first with their announcements. The NX11 is an update of the NX10, and most notably adds the i-Function feature introduced in the NX100, which essentially is a customisable function button built into the lens. The other change is in the grip design, which looks to be slightly better than the older one. It retains all of the features of the NX10, including the 3.0" AMOLED screen and 720p video recording. Available in February with the 18-55/3.5-5.6 kit lens for US$649.

The second camera is the WB700, which is a compact superzoom with an optically stabilised 18x 24-432mm equivalent f/3.2-5.8 zoom lens. What is interesting about the WB700 is that it comes with a 16 megapixel sensor; a sign of things to come in 2011? More pixels is the last thing the small sensor compacts need; I thought we stopped the insanity already, but I guess not. Features 1080p video recording, and interestingly enough, RAW format for stills. Ships in April for US$299. Photo of the WB700 after the break.

Samsung introduces NX11 interchangeable lens camera

Samsung WB700 super zoom camera