Samsung NX300 Camera | Visiting San Diego
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Remember how I told you we would wrap up the Spark Your Summer with a few fun giveaways? Well, today’s the day and I think you are going to LOVE what I have to share! 
I hope you enjoyed all of the awesome guest posts over the last 7 weeks. In case you missed any of them, you can find them all here on the Spark Your Summer page. Today, there will be 3 posts to send Spark Your Summer off with a BANG! 2 fabulous giveaways this morning, then tonight, you can come back and link up any of your summer posts for a Spark Your Summer edition of I’m Lovin’ It linky party! It will be a whole lot of summer in one place! (EDITED to say giveaway 2 is now live! go enter to win one of 2 POWERSOUND II personalized speakers!) So let’s get this party started! Who wants a new GORGEOUS camera?! keep reading………… (and don’t forget to check back a little later for another fun giveaway that will have you on your feet!) Taking pictures has always been something I’ve enjoyed! Even way before blogging, I was always the one with the camera taking all the pictures. I love that blogging has allowed me the opportunity to grow that passion, and learn more about photography……all at the same time that iphoneography has taken the world by storm. There’s a rare moment that we don’t have our phones on us to capture memories and moments. As cool and handy as my iphone is, it can’t do what my big girl camera can do (think zoom lenses especially). 
There are times I will carry both my big dslr with my 28-75mm lens around and still take pictures with my iphone…..you know, because I can’t miss an opportunity to Instagram what I’m doing in the moment 😉 But most of the time, I leave my big girl camera at home, hoping to get “good enough” shots with my iphone. Several weeks ago, my friends at Staples offered to send me a camera that is a game changer!! The Samsung NX300 20.3 MP SMART Microless Camera With 20-50 mm Lens – what makes this little gem so special? 
This camera has WiFi capability! You can upload pictures from the camera to your phone or even straight to Facebook and videos right to YouTube. No more juggling 2 cameras! ….tell me I’m not the only one who takes a picture with their big camera, then whips out their iphone so they can share a picture on Facebook or Instagram. And lets take it a step further…….. The Samsung NX300 comes with a 20-50 mm retractable zoom lens in the box, but there are many other lenses that you can get for this camera (I want to get the 18-200mm) , great for those of us who don’t want the bulk of a DSLR camera. What really makes the NX300 stand out is it’s size….. just 12 ounces, which makes it easy to just toss in my purse. Now I don’t have to choose between using my phone or the DSLR! My daughters and I went to San Diego and stayed on Coronado Island at Hotel Del a few weeks ago. I took my dslr, my iphone and the NX300 with me, guess which one I used the most?! Below are just a few of the photos we took on our trip with the Samsung NX300
The girls were SO excited to be in Southern California for the first time!……and their first time seeing the Pacific Ocean. 
Hotel Del Coronado was even more beautiful in person! we can’t wait to go back!
We headed over to Misson Beach to people watch on our last evening.
Mission Beach boardwalk.
We made a few friends at the San Diego Zoo!
The weather was just as gorgeous as all the animals.
All of the Koalas were napping. so cute!
We took a walk on Coronado Island one evening where you could see the San Diego skyline…….the Samsung NX300 did fabulous in the dark – this was shot with out a tripod. I’ll be honest, I’m in love with the gorgeous white leather, but it does come in black and brown as well I’ll be sharing a little more about our trip soon……but I couldn’t wait to share these photos with you AND give away a camera!! That’s right! This beautiful camera ($750) could be yours! How’s that for Spark Your Summer?!
Enter to win a Samsung NX300 SMART Microless Camera With 20-50 mm Lens
**UPDATE: Giveaway has ended, winner is announced in the widget below
WIN IT! ended
One lucky TidyMom reader will win their own Samsung NX300 with 20-50mm lens from my friends at Staples!
TO ENTER
- leave a comment at the end of this post telling me what you like best about the NX300!
- Then simply complete the steps in the giveaway widget below. Personal information will not be shared or used for any kind of mailing list, it’s simply used by me to select and contact the winner.
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Good luck and happy photo-taking!
Be sure to enter the other Spark Your Summer GIVEAWAY!
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Disclosure: I have a working relationship with Staples. They sent me a Samsung NX300 with 20-50mm lens as part of their #30SummerDays campaign and are providing one to giveaway. All opinions, views, and my love of photography are all my own.
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I love the size. I have the dslr I hate taking cause of the size. Love it
I love that it is easy to carry along, and that it has Wi-Fi. I have an old iPhone and it’s slowing down on the job! I’ve missed lots of good photos of the kiddos.
Great photos! The size is perfect for me when we travel.
Love the clear pictures day or night. And the fact that it’s compact is a plus!
I’m going to be a college senior and I’d love a light camera that I can capture all of these fun moments! I love that the camera is light and easy to use, but takes stunning pictures! Sometimes a DSLR can be a bit too bulky!
Love the wifi capability!
I love the sleek look, the ease of use, the wifi, and great pics it takes!
I would love to have a camera like this with Wi-Fi capabilities!
The clarity and sharpness of the photos are amazing! Every little detail in the pictures can be seen from the ripples in the water to the faraway buildings in the background. The fact that the camera has the wifi capability would make it easy for a not so tech person such as I, to use.
I love that it’s small, but still takes really great pictures!
I love the beautiful pics it takes! Looks like you had a great time in San Diego and seeing the Pacific Ocean for the 1st time. 🙂
I love the crisp sharp pictures and vivid colors.
I think the size, zoom and clarity of the pictures you took make this a great camera.
I love that it has wifi
I love that it has wifi so you can send pictures from it. Genius!
I love that it is so portable! And also love that it does well in low light.
I love how stylish it is plus the size. I love my dslr but its so heave!
Just starting to get more techy. This would be a great way to dive in. I am at this very moment waiting for my pictures of the garden to post to facebook. Photos with a digital camera.
Love your blog.
I love the size and clarity. Beautiful pics
I love the size of it! I’ve always wanted a “nice” camera, but could never afford one. This looks awesome!! It would be great for our upcoming summer vacation! 🙂
I would love to own this camera. I have a big NIkon that takes great pictures, but it is huge and I hate to lug it around. This camera is a great size and looks like it takes incredible pics.
It’s small size and amazing photos!
I love how compact this camera is! I can easily fit it into my purse! Love it! 🙂
The wifi capability, the sleek style, freedom from my phone. Sounds perfect!
Wi-fi and the beautiful look of the camera!
Love the white camera. So sleek.
Wow! Thanks for the giveaway. I love that it’s wi-fi and you can upload directly to facebook!
I would love having the ability to capture all the moments in my girls lives. I love how easy it looks to use and how clear and beautiful the pictures are.
I live that it’s so small! Sometimes lugging around a huge camera isn’t convenient.
Gosh I love the clarity and versatility of this camera!
what a beautiful camera would love to win this I live in Pittsburgh Pa its a beautiful city it would take awesome pics of the city and I would love to share them with the others and you Tidy Mom wifi capability is awsome it all sounds awesome I love taking pictures too. wish me luck<3
I love Samsung products and this camera is so sleek! (Plus my camera is broken :-/)
Love the wifi capabilities! No more SIM cards to fool with!
Oops should be SD cards. My mind is on mobile phones!
I love the size and portability!
I would have to say the size and the WiFi capability. What a great camera!! I never take my DSLR because it is just so big and bulky, this would be perfect for those special moments!!
Wow! This camera takes beautiful pictures! Your first picture of Del Beach with the blue sky and palm tree is so clear and sharp that it makes me feel like I am right there at the beach! Love the compact size and wifi capabilities too!
I like the color and the size!!
Love the size of it and the fact that you can change the lenses!
I love the compact size!
The size of the camera is perfect! I’m also impressed with the WIFI capability it has, that would really come in handy! It is absolutely a beautiful camera!!
Love the wifi…right to Facebook!
I cannot believe it had WiFi, this is a great feature!
I love the retractable zoom lens! One of the reasons I don’t usually carry a camera around is because of the bulk of a good lens – this one would be awesome.
As a self-professed foodie, graphic design student and aspiring blogger, I’d absolutely love to win! It would be a huge motivation to start a project of my own 🙂
Oh my goodness this is my dream giveaway! I have seriously wanted this camera ever since it came out. Of course I love the smaller size, but the design of it is beautiful. Fingers crossed!
I’ve been wanting a lightweight wi-fi capable camera, especially with high megapixels! All I have is a 12 MP cell phone camera. Not good enough. 😛
I’m a photographer myself and although I love my 60D it’s sometimes a pain to bring on family outings with 3 little ones. Also my husband has no idea how to use it! I’ve been searching for a great point and shoot camera that has great quality and that has more control of settings than a regular point and shoot. I love the fact that this camera can change lenses also! I’m also a big instragramer and the wifi would be awesome!
I LOVE that it has WiFi capability, so I can upload pictures from the camera to my phone or Facebook!
I like that it takes good pics in the dark…fingers crossed.
I like that it has wifi capability.