Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II and Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm. 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 NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 20-50mm II lens 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses
Height 6.45 cm 5.88 cm
Width 11.9 cm 11.08 cm
Depth 3.57 cm 3.89 cm
Weight 228 g 218 g
Enclosure Colour Black | White Black
Digital Zoom 2x 4x
Optical Zoom 2.5x 3x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 16,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (Steady Shot)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Image Processor DRIMeIV BIONZ
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 20 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED II Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 30.8 - 77mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 70.2 degree(s) 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, i-Function ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
SECOND LENS
Type - Telephoto lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 82.5 - 315mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 1 m
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 13 elements
Filter Size - 49 mm
Features - ED glass
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 99
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO auto (100-3200), 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
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, best face Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Classic, Retro, Vignetting, Silhouette, Selective Colour, Night Scene, Oil Paint, Acryl, Action freeze, Waterfall, Fireworks, Creative effects, Standard Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
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, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type 3.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,152,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Camera Flash Detachable flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
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, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Included Memory Card 16 GB microSDHC -
Image Storage 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
RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
JPEG 4912 x 3264
JPEG 3568 x 2368
JPEG 2448 x 1624
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
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 3D
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Samsung ED-BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
1 x Samsung ED-BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included)
Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 330 shots
Video recording - 1.7 hours
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote live view Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Services and Applications Cloud storage capability, direct video upload to Facebook, YouTube direct upload -
Additional Features Backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, face retouch, GPS ready, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera lighting fix, Wi-Fi Direct Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, 2 battery chargers -
Software Adobe Acrobat Reader, Samsung Intelli Studio 3.0, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, AutoBackup Drivers & Utilities
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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