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There are so many good things about latest Samsung NX100 that you might easily be tempted. Its predecessor, the NX10, was a well-received piece of kit, and now the NX100 seems to have picked up it good features and avoided its minuses. You know, the NX100 weighs in at just about 400g; it’s compact and carries almost all the features that a decent dSLR should.

There’s 14.6 megapixels of resolution and the i-Function, ehm, function that you can use to adjust shutter speed, exposure, aperture, ISO, and white balance. Don’t forget its movie-making capability, either. You can read more about the spec in Gareth’s article, where he seems pretty impressed. But the NX100 does seem to be lacking one crucial feature. The Samsung NX100 has no built-in flash. Let’s see what others have to say about NX100.

CNET Asia says ‘Features-wise, the highlight of the NX100 is the accompanying i-Function lenses, which comes in the 20mm pancake and 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 kit optics. There is a button on the lens barrel, which when pressed, calls up an onscreen menu. From there, you can press the i-Function key repeatedly to scroll between different options such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO and white balance, depending on which shooting mode you are in.’ – Read the full review at CNET Asia

Digital Camera Info says ‘The NX100 offers a lot of the ease of use of a point and shoot, but it is also missing some common features, such as a viewfinder and a flash. Both can be added as an option, but that increases the cost, and the tendency of the screen to look somewhat washed out in bright sunlight makes the lack of a viewfinder a problem. And the lack of a flash will be an issue for shooting in low light.’ – Read the full review at Digital Camera Info

DPReview says ‘Probably the biggest gain is a feature Samsung has called i-Function. The two lenses launched alongside the NX100 – there’s a 20mm F2.8 prime as well as the 20-50mm – both feature an ‘iFn’ button on their left flanks that allow the focus rings to be used to control various camera functions.’ – Read the full Review at DPReview

ePHOTOzine says ‘Overall image quality is more compact than DSLR, despite the bigger chip, but where the payoff comes is in terms of noise control. There is tonal variation apparent right from the start, but high ISO noise is well controlled all the way through ISO800 with no trouble. When it hits the high points of ISO1600 and 3200 the noise suppression really kicks in and this tends to be at the expense of detail.’ – Read the full review at ePHOTOzine

Lets Go Digital says ‘The Samsung NX100 does not have a built-in flash. Remarkably, this seems to be in less demand by the consumer. I would personally prefer having a small, built-in flash present. However, competing models such as the Sony NEX cameras also do not have a built-in flash and have shown rapid success in a short time. It is probably a typical ‘photographer’s thing’ to miss such a small detail.’ – Read the full review at Lets Go Digital

Mac World says ‘Images look crisp and colorful on the 3-inch Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode display, as does the menu system which is clear and easy to navigate. Text and number readouts look great on the LCD screen as well, particularly the shutter speed, aperture setting, and exposure compensation scale at the bottom of the display.’ – Read the full review at Mac World

PhotographyBlog says ‘The start-up time from turning the NX100 on to being ready to take a photo is impressively quick at around 1 second. The NX100 successfully achieves focus most of the time with the 20-50mm kit lens, helped by the AF assist lamp – the NX100 doesn’t have any notable problems locking onto the subject in low-light situations.’ – Read the full review at PhotographyBlog

PhotoRadar says ‘This is a tough, sturdy camera, and the Samsung NX100 lens is quality. What’s more, being able to control camera functions via the zoom ring on iFunction lenses is a genuine innovation. The rear screen is simply great too.’ – Read the full review on PhotoRadar

T3 says ‘It’s a shame about the lack of built-in flash, the fact that it’s missing a viewfinder out of the box, and that the build is more plastic-y than its rivals, but then it is reasonably cheap for the level of spec delivered. However you might want to factor in the purchase of an optional viewfinder and a flashgun for added versatility.’ – Read the full review at T3