Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM and Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens
Height 9.07 cm 6.36 cm
Width 11.68 cm 11.95 cm
Depth 6.94 cm 4.25 cm
Weight 370 g 287 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | White
Optical Zoom 3x 3.1x
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 28.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 30,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 28,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Image Processor DIGIC 5 DRIMeVs
LENS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 24 cm
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) 82.6 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 43 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Samsung NX
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology ED glass, i-Function
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 209
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF -
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.87x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, night mode, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Cool, Vivid, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, Selective Colour
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec -
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type 3" LCD display 3" AMOLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 8
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Digital Video Format H.264 AVI, MJPEG, HEVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 3456 x 2304 - 8 MB
JPEG 2592 x 1728 - 4.5 MB
JPEG 1920 x 1280 - 2.5 MB
JPEG 720 x 480 - 0.35 MB
RAW 6480 x 4320
JPEG 6480 x 4320
JPEG 6480 x 3648
JPEG 4560 x 3040
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 3328 x 1872
JPEG 2112 x 1408
JPEG 2048 x 1152
JPEG 4320 x 4320
JPEG 3088 x 3088
JPEG 2160 x 2160
JPEG 1408 x 1408
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
HEVC - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
HEVC - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps
HEVC - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 60 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 50 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 875 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 420 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 160 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 150 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Remote Viewfinder Pro
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second 9 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating Adaptive Digital Noise Reduction, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, Samsung Auto Shot (SAS)
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup -
Software Drivers & Utilities Samsung Raw Converter, CyberLink Power Media Player, iLauncher, Samsung Movie Converter, Samsung DNG Converter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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