Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm and Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4. 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 Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX-M 9mm lens Body only
Height 6.19 cm 9.64 cm
Width 11.04 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 2.25 cm 7.75 cm
Weight 158 g 665 g
Weight Details - Camera body only:
Camera with battery and memory card: 665 g
Enclosure Colour Brown | Black | White | Mint green Black
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Sensor Resolution 20.5 Megapixel 61 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 62,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,500,000 pixels 61,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" Full Frame (35.7 x 23.8 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 SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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 Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 567
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control, Focus Priority in Aperture Drive
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking 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 Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
ISO (Max) 25600 32000
Native ISO - 100-32000
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 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average
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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
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 - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 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 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 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 Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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, Peaking AF display, Touch AF
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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 Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
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), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Memory Card Slot microSD card Dual 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
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
9504 x 6336
8448 x 6336
9504 x 5344
6240 x 4160
5552 x 4160
6240 x 3512
4752 x 3168
4224 x 3168
4752 x 2672
3120 x 2080
2768 x 2080
3120 x 1752
6336 x 6336
4160 x 4160
3168 x 3168
2080 x 2080
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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 - 670 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 170 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 160 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (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)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie 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, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, x.v.Colour technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, S-Log2 gamma setting, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, PC Remote functions via USB
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C 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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