Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm lens NX 18-55mm III OIS lens
Height 8.4 cm 6.37 cm
Width 11.5 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 4.7 cm 4.27 cm
Weight 336 g 310 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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 -
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) -
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) Optical
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Image Processor Venus Engine FHD -
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm 27.7 - 84.7mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 75.9 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Features Aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 247
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Yes Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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 SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
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, ISO 25600
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 -
Special Effects Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, Selective Colour, Oil Paint, Ink Painting, Coloured Pencil, Wash Drawing, Acryl
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 1/6000 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)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Type 3" LCD display 3.31" AMOLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 768,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Contrast control, Touch AF
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash External 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 SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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 SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I 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
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 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 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 SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 320 shots
Photo shooting - 2.75 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge 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
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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) 5 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second
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, in-camera red-eye removal, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Multi Motion Capture, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, i-Function control, Wi-Fi Direct
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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 Lens hood, dust cap, lens cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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