Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm and Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300. 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.

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Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX-M 9mm lens Body only
Height 6.19 cm 6.69 cm
Width 11.04 cm 12 cm
Depth 2.25 cm 4.88 cm
Weight 158 g 361 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Brown | Black | White | Mint green Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Sensor Resolution 20.5 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,500,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 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 (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
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 Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 425
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Wink Self-timer Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
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 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
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 Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure 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 Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard
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, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/4000 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 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 160) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 460,800 pixels 921,600 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 Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 6
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Digital Video Format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG 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 Mono Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Memory Card Slot microSD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I 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
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
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 S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
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 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Battery Type Samsung B740A Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung B740A Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2330 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 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 - 350 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
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, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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