Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm. 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 SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX-M 9mm lens 12-60mm lens
Height 6.19 cm 7.21 cm
Width 11.04 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 2.25 cm 4.68 cm
Weight 158 g 407 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 407 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 450 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12060 lens: 660 g
Enclosure Colour Brown | Black | White | Mint green Black
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 20.5 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,500,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), OLPF-less architecture
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Image Processor - Venus Engine
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Type Wide-angle lens 9 f/3.5 Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24.3mm 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 11 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 83.4 degree(s) 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX-M Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Xtreme High Refractive (XHR) glass Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens, Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) compatible
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 49
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Wink Self-timer Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.39x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 2
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO auto (160-3200) 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 Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, party/indoor, food, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, kids, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, best face -
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Cartoon, Classic, Forest, Retro, cross filter, Vignetting, Oil Paint, Ink Painting, Zooming Shot Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 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 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 160) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 4.2
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 -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Memory Card Slot microSD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I 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
5184 x 3456
5184 x 2920
3712 x 2784
3712 x 2480
3840 x 2160
2624 x 1968
2624 x 1752
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Battery Type Samsung B740A Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Samsung B740A Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2330 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Standby mode - 5.4 hours (with 9mm lens)
Photo shooting - 650 shots (with 9mm lens)
Standby mode - 4.4 hours (with 9-27mm lens)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (with 9-27mm lens)
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CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard - Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP) 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Services and Applications Cloud storage capability -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, brightness control, in-camera film editing, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, GPS via mobile, Tag & Go (NFC/Wi-Fi), Baby Monitor mode, Wi-Fi Direct Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Panorama Capture, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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