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Samsung NX500 Digital Camera
Samsung NX500
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Sony a6500 Digital Camera
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Sony a6600 Digital Camera
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Sony a7S Digital Camera
Sony a7S
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSExmor CMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
N/A
APS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors31.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels28.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6480 x 4320 px6000 x 4000 px
N/A
4240 x 2832 px
Other resolutions
  • 6480x3648
  • 4320x4320
  • 4560x3040
  • 4605x2592
  • 3088x3088
  • 3264x2176
  • 3328x1872
  • 2160x2160
  • 2112x1408
  • 2048x1152
  • 1408x1408
N/A
N/A
  • 4240x2384
  • 2768x1848
  • 2768x1560
  • 2128x1416
  • 2128x1200
  • 1376x920
  • 1376x776
ProcessorDRIMe VBIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
N/A
  • 50
  • 409600
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
yes
ISO minimum100100
N/A
100
ISO maximum2560051200102400409600
Boosted ISO maximum5120051200102400
N/A
Maximum image resolution6480 x 4320 px6000 x 4000 px
N/A
4240 x 2832 px
White balance presets78
N/A
10
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Incandescent
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent
  • Underwater
  • Fluorescent
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
N/A
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Calm
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
Black&White
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
N/A
No
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
N/A
RAW
HDRyesyes
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes
N/A
yes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
5-axis
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
5050

Optics and focus

Lens mountSamsung NXSony ESony E-mountE mount
Maximum aperture3.522
N/A
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
N/A
1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
TTL contrast and phase detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points20542542525
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-inOpticalLens based only
Filter diameter1.69 in2.83 in2.17 in2.64 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
N/A
no
Number of AF points (contrast)209169
N/A
25
Digital zoom
N/A
8.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.5 x1.07 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
425
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
7.5 x
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in2.95 in
N/A
3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen technologySuper AMOLEDLCD TFT
N/A
LCD TFT
Screen dots1036000921600
N/A
921000
Touch screenyesyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Live viewyesyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderNoneElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Separate info displaynono
N/A
no
Flip-out screenyesno
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in0.39 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2400000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
1.07 x
N/A
0.71 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-4 - 3-4 - 3
N/A
Eye relief
N/A
0.91 in
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
N/A
N/A
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures53
N/A
3
Exposure compensation plus55
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 30
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 10
  • 2sec
  • 5 sec
10.0 s
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
WB BracketingYes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s
N/A
1/250s
Built-in flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
N/A
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemTTLTTL
N/A
TTL
External flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive9.0 fps11.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
N/A
yes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer optionscustom
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)9.0 fps11.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)9.0 fps11.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicMechanicalElectronic
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
AE frames
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
Flash range
N/A
6
N/A
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 4096 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
N/A
Full HD
Supported video file formatsH.265
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
N/A
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 21601920 x 10803840 x 21601280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit
N/A
105.0 min.
N/A
N/A

Design

Body typeMILCMILC
N/A
MILC
Body materialAluminiumAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloyAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
BlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednoyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight10.05 oz15.98 oz
N/A
15.73 oz
Width4.7 in4.72 in4.72 in5.0 in
Height2.5 in2.63 in2.63 in1.9 in
Depth1.7 in2.1 in2.73 in3.72 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • 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
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots11
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)370350
N/A
340
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Battery capacity1130.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
1
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
Y
N/A
yes

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Often compared with Sony a6500

Often compared with Sony a6600

Often compared with Sony a7S