Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung GALAXY NX and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8. 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

Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.12 cm 7.79 cm
Width 13.65 cm 13.32 cm
Depth 2.57 cm 6.31 cm
Weight 410 g 435 g
Enclosure Colour - Silver | Black
Protection - Splashproof
Digital Zoom - 4x
Navigation GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver -
SENSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, G-sensor, 3-axis accelerometer Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Processor 1.6 GHz quad-core -
Image Processor DRIMeIV -
Operating System Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) -
LENS Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 49
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.46" -
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 1.54x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (100-3200), 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 Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects Sepia, fisheye, Cartoon, Vignetting, Greyscale, Vintage, Colour Fade, Oil Pastel, Rugged, Moody, Tint, Turquoise Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, Selective Colour, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (natural white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/125sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Type 4.8" LCD display 3" OLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1280 x 720 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF
FLASH Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode with red-eye reduction, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Internal Storage 16 GB flash -
Memory Card Slot microSD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 64 GB -
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1728 x 1152
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
JPEG 2688 x 1512 - 3D mode
JPEG 1920 x 1080 - 3D mode
5184 x 3888
3712 x 2784
2624 x 1968
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
5184 x 3456
3712 x 2480
2624 x 1752
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
5184 x 2920
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 60 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
AVCHD - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
RAM Installed 2 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 4360 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots
Video recording - 3.17 hours
Playback - 14 hours
Music playback - 104 hours
Internet use - 13 hours (3G)
Internet use - 16 hours (Wi-Fi)
Photo shooting - 330 shots
CONNECTIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, HSPA+ 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 Exif Print support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP), 8.6 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, in-camera film editing, USB charging, light sensor, HDR image enhancement technology, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, Photo Suggest, Trip Advisor, S Voice, S Translator, Wi-Fi Direct Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Intelligent Resolution Technology, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, 3D photo shooting, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Creative Panorama function
OTHERS Samsung GALAXY NX Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Included Accessories Body cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, hot shoe cap, housing cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Samsung Kies Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 Premium Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.3 SE
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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