Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II and Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4. 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 NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 20-50mm II lens Body only
Height 6.25 cm 9.64 cm
Width 11.4 cm 13.13 cm
Depth 3.75 cm 7.98 cm
Weight 222 g 658 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour White | Black -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 2x 4x
Optical Zoom 2.5x -
Bundled with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet -
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 33.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 34,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 33,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 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 with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Type Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 20 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 30.8 - 77mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 28 cm -
Max View Angle 70.2 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, i-Function -
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,686,400 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
ISO (Max) 12800 204800
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-12800 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, dawn, beauty shot -
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, Frames, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Selective Colour, Old Film Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
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 - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 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 or 9 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
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 -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Digital Video Format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress / SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory 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
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1728 x 1152
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
RAW 5472 x 3648
7008 x 4672
4608 x 3072
3504 x 2336
4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode
6224 x 4672
4096 x 3072
3120 x 2336
4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode
7008 x 3944
4608 x 2592
3504 x 1968
4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode
3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode
4672 x 4672
3072 x 3072
2336 x 2336
3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode
2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Battery Type Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) 160 min -
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Self-Timer Delay Yes 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, saturation control, Scene Detection Technology, GPS ready, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Multi Motion Capture, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, Wi-Fi Direct Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Included Accessories - Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Samsung Intelli Studio, Samsung PC Auto Backup, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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