Doubling down on the positive reception for its previous Galaxy Camera, Samsung has announced the upcoming release of the Galaxy Camera 2.
Designed for advanced point-and-shoot photo takers looking for quality without the hurdles of complicated DSLR-style controls, the new camera offers a range of upgrades that will make the Android-powered device just a bit more powerful.
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Running on Android Jelly Bean 4.3, the Galaxy Camera 2 comes with a 1.6Ghz quadcore processor (up from 1.4Ghz in the previous version), 21x zoom, an improved battery (2,000 milliamp-hour, up from 1,650 milliamp-hour in the previous version), 2GB of RAM and 120fps slow motion.
In addition, the new version of the Galaxy Camera adds NFC, group share, a remote view finder and a 4.8-inch display that allows the user to tap to focus and tap to control the camera's exposure.
Jay Kelbley, Samsung's senior marketing manager for digital imaging, told Mashable, "We almost doubled the number of smart filters in it and we added NFC to make easier to share and connect with other devices people use."

Housed in a relatively compact body, the Galaxy Camera 2 will come in a white and black textured casing, banded by silver accents, an understated yet slick design consistent with the company's other Android mobile offerings.
On the other side of the spectrum is the new NX30, an update to the mirrorless Galaxy NX camera released in 2013, boasting many of the features semi-pros desire, but housed in an ultra-compact body.
Despite its small footprint, the camera packs a lot into a tiny space featuring a pull-out and tilting electronic view finder (EVF), a flip-out and rotating Super AMOLED display that's brighter than the one on the NX300 and a drive dial positioned at the top of the camera.

In terms of performance, the NX30 offers dual image stabilization, 9-frames-per-second continuous shooting and comes bundled with Adobe Lightroom 5. One feature in NX30 the company appears to be particularly excited about is dual band Wi-Fi, something that could make transferring photos to another device or computer while in the field a lot easier.
Samsung also used the event as a platform to introduce two new S Series lenses that feature motors which are significantly less noisy during focusing operations.
Pricing and official launch dates have yet to be announced, but this early look at Samsung's next-generation photography gear indicates that the broadly-focused Korea-based company has no plans to slack off with regards to innovation and improvements in its consumer-level and semi-pro camera categories.
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