Nikon D3000 v Samsung NX10

Digital SLR v hybrid camera
THERE is little doubt of the impact that affordable, high-quality digital SLRs have had in recent years, so you would be forgiven in thinking that its reign at the top of the photographic tree is unlikely to be threatened any time soon. However, in the last year or two, a new breed of camera has begun to emerge on the scene, looking to steal large chunks of the market currently dominated by DSLRs. Hybrids, as they're commonly known, share plenty of similarities with DSLRs, most notably boasting a lens mount that allows lenses to be swapped in exactly the same way as a DSLR. The biggest difference is the lack of a reflex mirror, which offers the benefits of a more compact and lighter camera body, but means there is no optical viewfinder. Panasonic and Olympus have been leading the hybrid charge with their Micro Four-Thirds cameras and are now joined by Samsung with its NX10. In this month's main camera test, we chiefly look at the Samsung NX10 but use it alongside the similarly-priced Nikon D3000, a DSLR we tested in our November 2009 issue. Is the Samsung NX10 the shape of things to come, or has hybrid cameras some way to go before it can offer a real alternative to the DSLR? Let's see what answers this test can give.

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