Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS vs. Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.

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Detailed comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS and Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS vs. Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 18-55mm III OIS lens 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. lens
Height 6.37 cm 11 cm
Width 12.2 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 4.27 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 310 g 899 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 899 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.017 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x 4.4x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 25,280,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Image Processor - Venus Engine
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function Macro zoom lens - 4.4x zoom - 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 LUMIX S - macro, zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.7 - 84.7mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 75.9 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 13 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 58 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX L-Mount
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, focus clutch mechanism, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 247 225
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
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 Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
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)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 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 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type 3.31" AMOLED display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 768,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Camera Flash External 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 NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW 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
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, XQD Memory 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, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
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
6000 x 4000
4272 x 2848
3024 x 2016
12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5328 x 4000
RAW 3792 x 2848
2688 x 2016
RAW 10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
4000 x 4000
2848 x 2848
2016 x 2016
RAW 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
6000 x 3000
6000 x 2208
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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots
Photo shooting - 2.75 hours
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, in-camera red-eye removal, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Multi Motion Capture, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, i-Function control, Wi-Fi Direct Audio recording, date/time stamp, AE lock, AF lock, USB powered, USB charging, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 96-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Panasonic Lumix S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, lens cap Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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