Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung GALAXY NX and Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS. 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.

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Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 18-55mm OSS lens
Height 10.12 cm 5.81 cm
Width 13.65 cm 10.16 cm
Depth 2.57 cm 3.83 cm
Weight 410 g 222 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver -
SENSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
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 (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (Steady Shot)
Sensors Magnetometer, G-sensor, 3-axis accelerometer Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Processor 1.6 GHz quad-core -
Image Processor DRIMeIV BIONZ
Operating System Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) -
LENS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27 - 82.5mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 49 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Sony E-mount
Features - Full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 25
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.46" 0.5"
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3.5
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
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 (100-3200), 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, anti-motion blur
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, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K
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 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec -
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Type 4.8" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1280 x 720 230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features - Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 4
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 Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
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 Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
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 3064
5456 x 3632
3872 x 2176
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1536
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
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
RAM Installed 2 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 4360 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 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 - 480 shots
CONNECTIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
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
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
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 2.5 frames per second, 3.5 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, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing
OTHERS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS
Included Accessories Body cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, 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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