Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS and Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. 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 NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens
Height 6.36 cm 8.61 cm
Width 11.95 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 4.25 cm 7 cm
Weight 287 g 414 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 414 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 461 g
Enclosure Colour Black | White Black
Optical Zoom 3.1x 2x
SENSOR Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Sensor Resolution 28.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 30,700,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 28,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Image Processor DRIMeVs DIGIC X
LENS Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function Zoom lens - 2x zoom - 24 - 50 mm - f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Canon RF - zoom
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 24 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 82.6 degree(s) 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 43 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Canon RF
Features ED glass, i-Function Aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology, built-in control ring
FOCUSING Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 209 1053
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF status, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
ISO (Max) 51200 204800
Native ISO - 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 221 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash, flexible-priority AE, hybrid auto, scene intelligent auto, special scenes, creative filters, custom
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace -
Special Effects Cool, Vivid, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, Selective Colour Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/200sec
Exposure Range - EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type 3" AMOLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, HEVC H.264, AVC, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6480 x 4320
JPEG 6480 x 4320
JPEG 6480 x 3648
JPEG 4560 x 3040
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 3328 x 1872
JPEG 2112 x 1408
JPEG 2048 x 1152
JPEG 4320 x 4320
JPEG 3088 x 3088
JPEG 2160 x 2160
JPEG 1408 x 1408
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Video Capture HEVC - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
HEVC - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps
HEVC - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 60 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 50 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 - 179.82 fps
1920 x 1080 - 150 fps
1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1040 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Remote Viewfinder Pro Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard - DPOF support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 9 frames per second -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Moving Subject HDR, HDR PQ
Additional Features Adaptive Digital Noise Reduction, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, Samsung Auto Shot (SAS) RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing, weatherproof, HDR image enhancement technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, Depth Compositing
OTHERS Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Included Accessories - Battery charger, dust cap, lens cap, neck strap, battery cover, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Samsung Raw Converter, CyberLink Power Media Player, iLauncher, Samsung Movie Converter, Samsung DNG Converter Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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