Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II. 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.

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Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses NX 20-50mm II lens
Height 6.2 cm 6.45 cm
Width 10.99 cm 11.9 cm
Depth 3.46 cm 3.57 cm
Weight 210 g 228 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black | White
Digital Zoom 4x 2x
Optical Zoom 3x 2.5x
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Image Processor BIONZ DRIMeIV
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 20 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 30.8 - 77mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 70.2 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Samsung NX
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function ED glass, aspherical lens, i-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 Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 35
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Native ISO 200-16000 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-16000 ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, best face
Special Effects 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 Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Selective Colour, Wash Drawing, Oil Sketch, Ink Sketch, Acryl, Coloured pencil
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white)
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 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Type 3" LCD display 3.7" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,152,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name - Samsung SEF-8A
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Internal Storage - 2 GB flash
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card microSD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I Card
Included Memory Card - 16 GB microSDHC
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
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
Video Capture 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
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 2.8 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 2.5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second
Services and Applications - Cloud storage capability
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, GPS ready, in-camera film editing, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, Wi-Fi Direct
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Samsung SMART Camera NX2000 + NX 20-50mm II
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, memory card reader (USB), USB cable, strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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