Don’t call them point-and-shoots. But don’t call them DSLRs, either. Much like so-called Micro Four Thirds cameras (like the Lumix DMC-G1 we recently reviewed), Samsung’s new NX series of digital cameras, announced Monday, will straddle the line between true DSLR cameras and their ever popular consumer counterparts.
The key difference lies in the viewfinder. Ever since the days of traditional film, single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras have differentiated themselves by showing the photographer exactly what the lens sees, by bouncing light through a mirror system and into the eye through an optical viewfinder. Even DSLRs, which have digital LCD screens to show what the cameras sensor sees, retain this feature.
By contrast, the NX Series will ditch the mirrors in favor an electronic viewfinder, which doesn’t offer the clarity of its optical counterpart, but saves room, making for a smaller camera. The NX cams will retain all the other significant features of a true DSLR, including precise manual control, the ability to use interchangeable lenses, and large APS-C-sized sensors.
Exact details on the upcoming line haven’t yet been finalized, but Samsung says the cameras will begin hitting store shelves in the second half of 2009. More information is available from the company’s press release.
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Full-frame cameras tend to be chunky beasts, but Sigma wants to prove that big imaging doesn't need a big body. Enter the Sigma FP2, the successor to its tiny, boxy fp mirrorless camera. It keeps the same modular design but packs in some serious upgrades, including a 24.5-megapixel partially stacked full-frame sensor, improved autofocus, 6K video recording, and 70GB of built-in storage. Sigma calls it the world's smallest full-frame camera, and while it might be tiny, the same cannot be said for its price tag.
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A phone thermal camera is one of those tools you don’t think you need until the first time it saves you from an expensive problem, and the Thermal Master P3 just got easier to try. For Halloween, it’s discounted with the code THERMCAM10, a 10% cut that works out to $107 off the total. It’s also fresh off a win at the 2026 Tom’s Guide AI Awards for best phone thermal camera, which is the kind of third-party nod that separates a serious tool from the cheap clip-on sensors that flood this category.