Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Sony Alpha SLT-A58

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung GALAXY NX and Sony Alpha SLT-A58. 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. Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.12 cm 9.55 cm
Width 13.65 cm 12.86 cm
Depth 2.57 cm 7.77 cm
Weight 410 g 492 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Navigation GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver -
SENSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, G-sensor, 3-axis accelerometer -
PROCESSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Processor 1.6 GHz quad-core -
Image Processor DRIMeIV BIONZ
Operating System Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) -
LENS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX -
FOCUSING Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 15
Auto Focus Features - Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.46" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 0.88x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +4
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
ISO (Max) 25600 16000
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 auto, ISO 100-16000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View
Special Effects Sepia, fisheye, Cartoon, Vignetting, Greyscale, Vintage, Colour Fade, Oil Pastel, Rugged, Moody, Tint, Turquoise Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Type 4.8" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1280 x 720 460,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 10
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode with red-eye reduction, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, 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, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Internal Storage 16 GB flash -
Memory Card Slot microSD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
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
5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
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 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
RAM Installed 2 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 4360 mAh (included) Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 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 - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, HSPA+ HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
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 8 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Included Accessories Body cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Samsung Kies Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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