Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm 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

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm and 45-150mm lenses NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens
Height 6.48 cm 6.36 cm
Width 11.12 cm 11.95 cm
Depth 3.84 cm 4.25 cm
Weight 280 g 287 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black | White
Optical Zoom 3x 3.1x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 28.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 30,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 28,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Image Processor - DRIMeVs
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G II Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 24 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 82.6 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 46 mm 43 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, i-Function
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-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 209
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF -
Face Detection Face Recognition, face-priority AF function -
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 221
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, 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, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy 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 Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) 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 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm 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 Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF -
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm 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) 5 8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, 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 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD AVI, MJPEG, HEVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
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-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm 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 JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 4592 x 3064
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 4592 x 2584
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
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 MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 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 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (with X 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (with 45-150mm lens)
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CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) 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, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Self-Timer Delay - 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 4.2 frames per second 9 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF Adaptive Digital Noise Reduction, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, Samsung Auto Shot (SAS)
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6W + 14-42mm and 45-150mm Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED 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 Advanced Edition 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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