Samsung NX11

The NX11 seems like a bit of a pointless upgrade. Without adding any new or class-changing features to an already decent camera, the NX11 can't really hold its own compared to newer offerings in the ILC market.

The NX system does away with the traditional mirror and pentaprism arrangement found in conventional SLR cameras, while still allowing for lenses to be interchanged in the conventional style. From the outside the NX11 looks like a shrunken-down SLR. At the top, alongside the hotshoe and pop-up flash unit is a mode dial (full PASM control, plus automatic, scene, movie, portrait and landscape auto modes). The shutter button is enclosed by the power switch, in a similar arrangement to Nikon dSLRs.

The conventional layout continues down the back until the 3-inch AMOLED screen is unveiled. Unlike the traditional LCD panels on dSLRs and Micro Four Thirds cameras, this screen uses less power and has a vivid and crisp appearance with 920,000 dots packed inside. In other words, it's a high resolution screen that's easy to see and focus with.

Other specifications include the 14.6-megapixel APS-C-sized CMOS sensor, which is the same size found in consumer digital SLRs, plus an electronic viewfinder built-in to the faux prism hump at the top of the camera. Compatible with SD/SDHC cards and using a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, the camera also comes with HD video recording (720p).

The NX10 features image stabilisation in the lens rather than in the body, unlike one of its interchangeable lens competitors (ILC) such as the Olympus E-PL2. HDMI output is provided on the side, as well as a remote jack, AV out and external power input. The NX11 can shoot in 1:1, 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratios.