Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II. 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.

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Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens NX 20-50mm II lens
Height 9.55 cm 6.25 cm
Width 12.86 cm 11.4 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 3.75 cm
Weight 492 g 222 g
Enclosure Colour Black White | Black
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom 3x 2.5x
Bundled with - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Image Processor BIONZ -
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM II - zoom Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 20 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 30.8 - 77mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 70.2 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 55 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type - Samsung NX
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) ED glass, aspherical lens, i-Function
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 35
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
ISO (Max) 16000 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 ISO auto, ISO 100-12800
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, lens-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, dawn, beauty shot
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, Frames, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Selective Colour, Old Film
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)
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 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name - Samsung SEF-8A
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW
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 SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1728 x 1152
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
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 - 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) 1 x Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) - 160 min
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
Microphone
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec Yes
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing, Translucent Mirror technology Built-in speaker, backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, saturation control, Scene Detection Technology, GPS ready, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Multi Motion Capture, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, Wi-Fi Direct
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A58K + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, DVD disc -
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Samsung Intelli Studio, Samsung PC Auto Backup, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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