Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S and Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS. 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

Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only NX 18-55mm III OIS lens
Height 9.44 cm 6.37 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 4.82 cm 4.27 cm
Weight 446 g 310 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser - Optical
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Image Processor BIONZ X -
LENS Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27.7 - 84.7mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 28 cm
Max View Angle - 75.9 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Samsung NX
Features - Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 247
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection - Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
ISO (Max) 409600 25600
Extended ISO (Max) 409600 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100-409600 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 1200 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation - ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Type 3" LCD display 3.31" AMOLED display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 768,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, Touch AF
FLASH Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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 Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S 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 Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 2768 x 1848
JPEG 2128 x 1416
JPEG 1376 x 920
JPEG 4240 x 2384
JPEG 2768 x 1560
JPEG 2128 x 1200
JPEG 1376 x 776
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
Video Capture XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots Photo shooting - 320 shots
Photo shooting - 2.75 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 5 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), high-speed recording, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, distortion correction function, Clean HDMI output for 4K movies 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
OTHERS Sony Alpha7s ILCE-7S Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Included Accessories Body cap, shoulder strap, additional battery, micro-USB cable, 2 battery chargers, 2 battery packs Lens hood, dust cap, lens cap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 2 years -
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