Samsung SMART Camera NX300 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm

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Side by side comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX300 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Samsung SMART Camera NX300 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-32mm lens
Height 6.37 cm 6.46 cm
Width 12.2 cm 10.65 cm
Depth 4.07 cm 3.33 cm
Weight 284 g 239 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 239 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 269 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12032 lens: 336 g
Enclosure Colour - Silver | Brown | Black
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom - 2.7x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS MOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) -
Image Stabiliser - Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Image Processor DRIMeIV -
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Type - Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 64mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 247 49
Auto Focus Features - Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE, Face Detection Self-timer, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, beauty, waterfall, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, best face -
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, Selective Colour, Oil Paint, Ink Painting, Coloured Pencil, Wash Drawing, Acryl -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/50 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Type 3.31" AMOLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 768,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control, Touch AF Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Camera Flash External flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation Flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, 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
MPO 2688 x 1512 - 3D mode
MPO 1920 x 1080 - 3D mode
4592 x 3448
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots Photo shooting - 210 shots (with 12-32mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
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
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second for 30 frames (5MP), 8.6 frames per second, 15 frames per second for 30 frames (5MP), 30 frames per second for 30 frames (5MP) 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.8 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP)
Services and Applications YouTube capture mode -
Additional Features Audio recording, backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, saturation control, GPS ready, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Multi Motion Capture, distortion control, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, Live Panorama function Digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Included Accessories - Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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