Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS

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Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS. 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.

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Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm and 45-150mm lenses NX 18-55mm OIS lens
Height 8.46 cm 9.55 cm
Width 12.245 cm 12.7 cm
Depth 7.14 cm 4.17 cm
Weight 340 g 375 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,310,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) Optical
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Image Processor Venus Engine DRIMeIV
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm 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, manual 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 -
SECOND LENS
Type Zoom lens - 3.3x zoom - 45 - 150 mm - f/4.0-5.6 Micro Four Thirds -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 90 - 300mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 90 cm -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Features Aspherical lens, Ultra High Refractive (UHR) index lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF -
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Face Recognition Yes
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 2,359,000 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 -
Features Auto eye sensor Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 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 -
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, jump shot, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, best face
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Dynamic B&W, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Sunshine, Toy Pop, Fantasy -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 120 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) -
Retouch Clear Retouch function Face retouch
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Type 3" LCD display 3" AMOLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AF Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8.3 11
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm 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
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2336 x 1752
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1560
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 1840
JPEG 1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
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
MPO 2688 x 1512 - 3D mode
MPO 1920 x 1080 - 3D mode
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080
H.264 - 1920 x 810
H.264 - 1280 x 720
H.264 - 640 x 480
H.264 - 320 x 240
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1410 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included) Samsung BP1410 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1410 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 45-150mm lens)
Photo shooting - 360 shots
Playback - 3 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view 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
Remote control
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 40 frames per second 9 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Intelligent Scene Selector, in-camera film editing, takes photos while film recording, DLNA support, Motion Detection Technology, Subject Detection technology, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, GPS via mobile, Creative Panorama function, Wi-Fi Direct RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, face detection, built-in help guide, Smart AUTO, Tag & Go (NFC/Wi-Fi)
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable -
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Premium Edition Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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