Okay, can someone clarify how this hack is done? In plain english, that is.

Follow this tutorial at your risk and peril. Your warranty is now void.

After some more digging through the firmware and way in advance of my ETA

1. Create a text file as follows:
   •file name: nx_dev.adj
   •file content: "smart_camera" - NB no carriage return, no nothing except the string (NB excluding quotes). File length should be exactly 12 bytes.
2. Place this file on the root of an SD card and put the card in your camera.
3. Power on the camera.
4. Make sure camera is on Auto.
5. Press, in succession: down [for NX1 press on the wheel around the OK button downwards], OK, up, OK, right, press and keep pressed the exposure compensation button, press and release OK, and finally release the exposure compensation button.
6. You should now see the DEV menu.
7. The setting referred to in the subject of this post is under SYSTEM PARAMETER, (5) DISABLE MOVIE REC LIMIT.
8. Do not forget to delete the nx_dev.adj file from the SD card.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3979382

I had to take advantage of their customer service to have my NX1 repaired (the power switch became hard to turn and the LCD hinged broke free). I called the 800 number and they gave and an RMA and paid shipping both ways. I'm sure if your product is under warranty they will take care of you. If it's been over a year and 3 month (they extended my warranty 3 months for registering) then all bets are off, if in the future they no longer have the parts to service them, however the may keep some parts on hand even though it is discontinued, I would hope for the next year and 3 months, but eventually they will run out.

Anything additional with this camera is fantastic as the camera was already pretty solid.

@geoffcbassett

It is not a hack yet.

I also suggest to move to http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/7404/samsung-nx-nx300-cameras-hack#Item_18

Why are you pointing me to the NX300 thread? Different camera.

it is not NX300 camera thread, I also already changed topic title from just NX to specific cameras.

PV always had any hack related things in separate topics.

LOL

It seems that hacks for higher Bitrates will be available soon on dpreview.

They're still keep the price high on the coveted 50-150 S lens. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1081863-REG/samsung_ex_zs50150abus_50_150mm_f2_8_ed_ois.html

Been playing around with the Smart Camera Manager for Remote Viewing and while it's super helpful for solo filming, I've noticed a few bugs with it. The biggest one seems to be that it keeps switching to Auto even though you have the Camera set to Manual. So, if you hit Record right away without switching back to Manual, you're not going to have the right footage. It also looks like it doesn't transfer some of the camera settings such as ISO and shutter. This app kinda sucks compared to the Panasonic Image App. Anyone know of an alternative?

This corporate soul-searching would make an interesting documentary.

I noticed that the Smart Manager Inst App is no longer available in the Android market so I guess they finally pulled it. Sucks. Glad I downloaded it when it was still out there. It's problematic but it does work.