Samsung NX1000 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung NX1000 and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Samsung NX1000 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.3 cm 7.79 cm
Width 11.4 cm 13.32 cm
Depth 3.8 cm 6.31 cm
Weight 222 g 435 g
Enclosure Colour Pink Silver | Black
Protection - Splashproof
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Samsung NX1000 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 Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
LENS Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 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 NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.54x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800 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, lens-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, beauty, dawn -
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, Frames, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Old Film 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 (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Type 3" LCD display 3" OLED display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF
FLASH Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Camera Flash Detachable flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW 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 NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC 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 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
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 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Battery Type Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) 2.8 hour(s) -
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 330 shots
CONNECTIONS Samsung NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
Microphone
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 NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP) 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, GPS ready, brightness control, distortion control, Smart AUTO, Live Panorama function 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 NX1000 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Included Accessories - Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, hot shoe cap, housing cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Samsung Intelli Studio 3.0, Samsung Raw Converter 4 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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