Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6

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Detailed comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS and Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6. 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. Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 18-55mm III OIS lens FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 lens
Height 6.37 cm 7.19 cm
Width 12.2 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 4.27 cm 5.43 cm
Weight 310 g 399 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 399 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material - SORPLAS
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom 3x 2.1x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 59.94 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function Zoom lens - 2.1x zoom - 28 - 60 mm - f/4.0-5.6 FE - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.7 - 84.7mm 42 - 90 mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 75.9 degree(s) 54 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Sony E-mount
Features Aspherical lens Aspherical lens, dustproof, linear AF motor, moisture-resistant
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 247 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
ISO (Max) 25600 409600
Extended ISO (Max) - 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot -
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority -
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 Soft Skin, Background defocus, Time Lapse, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Automatic
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white) 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/60sec, 1/30 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Type 3.31" AMOLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 768,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Contrast control, Touch AF -
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
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 Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC, 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
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo (3-Capsule directional)
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
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, 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
4240 x 2832
2768 x 1848
2128 x 1416
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
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots
Photo shooting - 2.75 hours
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.2, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, remote control via Bluetooth
Print Standard PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second 10 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 Built-in speaker, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), slow motion recording, auto-framing, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, focus breathing compensation, 14-bit RAW, proxy recording, Framing Stabilizer, Product Showcase Setting, Multiple Face Recognition, quick motion
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, lens cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, wind screen, shoulder strap, shoe cap, wind screen adapter
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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