Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm vs. Samsung NX1000

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Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm and Samsung NX1000. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm vs. Samsung NX1000 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm lens Body only
Height 8.4 cm 6.3 cm
Width 11.5 cm 11.4 cm
Depth 4.7 cm 3.8 cm
Weight 336 g 222 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Pink
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Image Processor Venus Engine FHD -
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 35
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF
Face Detection Yes Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
ISO (Max) 6400 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 144 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, beauty, dawn
Special Effects Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, Frames, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Old Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10.5 8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name - Samsung SEF-8A
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Digital Video Format MJPEG, AVCHD H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 4576 x 3056
JPEG 4576 x 2576
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 2272 x 1520
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 1824 x 1216
JPEG 1824 x 1024
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1728 x 1152
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 3712 x 2088
JPEG 2944 x 1656
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2640 x 2640
JPEG 2000 x 2000
JPEG 1024 x 1024
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MJPEG - 848 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included) Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) - 2.8 hour(s)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 320 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Connectivity Features - Remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support 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
Remote control
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
Microphone
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP) 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP)
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Object Detection, AF/AE tracking, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, GPS ready, brightness control, distortion control, Smart AUTO, Live Panorama function
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung NX1000
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, lens case, carrying case, shoulder strap, tripod, USB cable, pen stylus, audio / video cable -
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Samsung Intelli Studio 3.0, Samsung Raw Converter 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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