Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II and Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2. 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 Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 20-50mm II lens Body only
Height 6.45 cm 10.42 cm
Width 11.9 cm 14.26 cm
Depth 3.57 cm 7.61 cm
Weight 228 g 849 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 849 g
Enclosure Colour Black | White -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 2x 8x
Optical Zoom 2.5x -
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 42.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 43,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 42,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Image Processor DRIMeIV BIONZ X
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Type Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 20 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED II -
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 A-type
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, i-Function -
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Hybrid
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 399
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, 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 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 -
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, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
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, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7)
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, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 2-17 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Type 3.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,152,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
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 NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Memory Card Slot microSD card SD 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, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, microSD Card, microSDHC Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, microSDXC Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
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
7952 x 5304
5168 x 3448
3984 x 2656
5168 x 3448
3984 x 2656
2592 x 1728
7952 x 4472
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2240
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1456
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
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
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 - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 24Mbps
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
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 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 - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
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
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FM500H 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 (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 2.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Interface Composite video/audio, 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), Bluetooth 4.1
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 (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second 4 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 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 Exposure compensation, built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, auto exposure control, colour control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Smart Teleconverter, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, back illuminated sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), dual video recording, noise reduction
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX2020 + NX 20-50mm II Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, 2 battery chargers Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Adobe Acrobat Reader, Samsung Intelli Studio 3.0, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, AutoBackup -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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