Samsung NX1000 vs. Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung NX1000 and Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2. 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. Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.3 cm 9.57 cm
Width 11.4 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.8 cm 6.03 cm
Weight 222 g 584 g
Enclosure Colour Pink Black
SENSOR Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 12,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 169
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
ISO (Max) 12800 409600
Extended ISO (Max) - 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800 ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-102400, ISO 50-409600
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, lens-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, beauty, dawn Landscape, portrait mode, action, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, autumn leaves, Retro, HDR, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Lighting, Standard
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Camera Flash Detachable flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, 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
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 2768 x 1848
JPEG 2128 x 1416
JPEG 1376 x 920
JPEG 4240 x 2384
JPEG 2768 x 1560
JPEG 2128 x 1200
JPEG 1376 x 776
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
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Battery Type Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) 2.8 hour(s) -
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN 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 DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
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) 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, high-speed recording, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, distortion correction function, Clean HDMI output for 4K movies
OTHERS Samsung NX1000 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Included Accessories - Eyepiece cover, battery charger, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Samsung Intelli Studio 3.0, Samsung Raw Converter 4 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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