Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm and Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1. 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. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX-M 9mm lens Body only
Height 6.19 cm 9.69 cm
Width 11.04 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 2.25 cm 8.08 cm
Weight 158 g 652 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 737 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Brown | Black | White | Mint green Black
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Sensor Resolution 20.5 Megapixel 50.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 50,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,500,000 pixels 50,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" Full Frame (35.9 x 24 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, APS-C compatible mode
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Type Wide-angle lens 9 f/3.5 -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24.3mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 11 cm -
Max View Angle 83.4 degree(s) -
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements -
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX-M Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Xtreme High Refractive (XHR) glass -
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Wink Self-timer Eye Detect AF, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.64"
Viewfinder Resolution - 9,437,184 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.9x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
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 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance 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 -
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, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec, 1/500 sec, 1/400 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 160) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Camera Flash Built-in flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 -
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 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPF, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 7680 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Memory Card Slot microSD card Dual CFexpress / 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
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
8640 x 5760
5616 x 3744
4320 x 2880
5616 x 3744 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2880 - APS-C mode
7680 x 5760
4992 x 3744
3840 x 2880
4992 x 3744 - APS-C mode
3840 x 2880 - APS-C mode
8760 x 4864
5616 x 3160
4320 x 2432
5616 x 3160 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2432 - APS-C mode
5760 x 5760
3744 x 3744
2880 x 2880
3744 x 3744 - APS-C mode
2880 x 2880 - APS-C mode
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
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 30 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 24 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Battery Type Samsung B740A Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung B740A Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2330 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 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)
Photo shooting - 430 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 150 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 145 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard - Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
USB / AV output (micro-USB)
USB (USB Type-C)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP) 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 15 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 Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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