Samsung NX300 goes retro-ish (pictures)

Samsung's revised the midrange NX model's design with a more retro two-tone look, but the effect is ruined by the lenses, which have a much more modern feel.

The midrange camera will now be available in a white-and-silver version as well.

Samsung updated the camera with a big, tilting OLED touch-screen display.

There are a full set of direct-access controls that you can use instead of, or in addition to, the touch screen. They're redesigned from the NX210: the back dial is gone, replaced by a five-button panel, and it's got a bigger thumb-grip area. On the downside, the record button is very flat and in that awkward area on the right shoulder. That's the same place it is on the Sony NEX-6; hopefully, this isn't the start of a trend.

Like the NX1000, the NX300 now has a button to directly invoke Wi-Fi; in the NX300, it's user-programmable for selectable connectivity options. The grip is also slightly larger than the NX210's.

A more expensive version of the 45mm f1.8 lens announced last fall, this one is switchable between normal and 3D.

Dual apertures, in conjunction with dual exposures, create stereoscopic 3D shots.

Front view.