key specs |
Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 16.3 MP |
Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
Display Type | LED | - |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
general |
Brand | Samsung | Olympus |
Model | NX500 28.2MP Digital Camera | OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera |
Model Name | NX500 | OMD EM1 |
Model Number | NX500 | OMD EM1 |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 16.3 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4.72 x 1.69 x 2.52 inch | 130.4 x 93.5 x 63.1 mm |
Wide Angle | Yes | - |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
Weight | - | 497 GM |
Face Detection | - | Yes |
Ports | - | 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack Microphone Input |
Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.7 mm | 4/3 inch |
Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | MOS |
lens features |
Lens Mount | Samsung NX Mount | - |
Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
Lens Type | - | Micro Four Thirds Mount |
Focal Length | - | 1.3x - 1.48x -1m-1, 50 mm Lens, Infinity |
Manual Focus | - | Yes |
focus features |
Focus Mode | Active AF, Continuous AF, MF, Single AF | Single AF S-AF, Continuous AF C-AF, Manual Focus MF, S-AF and MAF Tracking C-AF and TR |
Focus Points | 205 Points Phase Detection AF, 209 Points Contrast AF | 81 Area Multiple AF Contrast Detection AF, 37-area Multiple AF Phase-difference Detection AF |
White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent W / N / D, K Manual, Tungsten, Auto+Tungsten | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 2 Capture WBS, Custom WB |
Auto Focus | - | Yes |
Metering Modes | - | Digital ESP, Center Weighted Average, Spot, Spot with Highlight Control, Spot with Shadow Control |
Other Focus Features | - | Full-time AF Not Available when Four Thirds Lens is Mounted, Magnified Frame AF Selectable from Over 800 AF Points, Enlarged View Check by Magnify Button Available with Old Lenses, Magnification 5x, 7x, 10x Default, 14x Selectable, Face Detection AF, Eye Detection AF, Eye Detection AF Mode Off, Nearer-eye Priority, Right-eye Priority, Left-eye Priority, Focus Point Selection All Target, Group Target Area 9-area, Single Target Standard Target Size / Small Target Size, AF Illuminator, Manual Focus Assist Customize Function Live View Image is Magnified when Focus Ring is Rotated at S-AF and MF / MF Mode, Peaking Function White Edge Type, Black Edge Type, High-speed Imager AF Contrast Detection / Phase-difference Detection |
exposure features |
Exposure Compensation | Still | 5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV Steps Selectable |
Exposure Mode | - | iAuto, P Program AE, A Aperture Priority AE, S Shutter Priority AE, M Manual Bulb, Time, Scene Select AE, Art Filter, Underwater Wide / Macro, My Set |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
Spot Meter | - | Yes |
Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
shutter features |
Shutter Speed | Auto 1/6000 - 1/4s, Manual 1/6000 - 30s, Bulb | 1/8000 sec |
Shutter Type | - | Computerized Focal-plane Shutter |
Self-timer | - | Yes |
Other Shutter Features | - | Bulb / Time Default Setting 8 mins 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 min Selectable |
image features |
Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
Picture Angle | Flip Up 180A Degree & Tilt Up 90 Degree, Down 45 Degree | - |
Image Format | - | RAW 12-bit Loseless Compression, JPEG, RAW + JPEG, MPO 3D Still |
Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 169, 34, 32, 11 |
Gross Pixel | - | 16.8 MP |
HDR Support | - | Yes |
Image Processor | - | newYesPic VII Image Processor |
display features |
Display Type | LED | - |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Display Resolution | 1036k Dots | 1,037,000 dots |
Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
LCD Display | Super AMOLED | Capacitance Type |
LCD Display Image Resolution | 1036k Dots | 1037000 dots |
LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
Other Display Features | - | Monitor Type Tilting Wide Monitor Touch Control in Electrostatic Capacitance Type, Color Tone Select Vivid, Natural, Playback Mode Single-frame, Information Display, Index Display 4 / 9 / 25 / 100 Frames, Calendar, Enlargement 2x - 14x, Movie with Sound, FF / Rew / Pause, Slide Show with Sound including BGM, Picture Rotation Auto, BGM Replace Function, Light Box Display, Information Display Histogram Independent Luminance / RGB, Highlight / Shadow Point Warning, AF Frame, Photographic Information, Off |
storage and power features |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | - | Yes |
View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Electronic Viewfinder |
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4 to +2 m |
Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
Other Viewfinder Features | - | 2-axis Level Guage, Horizontal / Vertical 1-axis Level Guage Available with Half-pressing Shutter Release Button Finder Style 1, 2, Finder Style Selectable from 3 Types, Brightness, Color Temperature Control |
flash features |
Flash Modes | - | Flash Auto, Red-eye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow Sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 2nd Curtain, Manual 1/1 Full - 1/64 |
Flash Compensation | - | 3 Frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV Step Selectable |
connectivity features |
HDMI | - | Yes |
USB | - | Yes |
Wifi | - | Yes |
Wireless Connectivity | - | UHS-I Compatible, Eye-fi Card Compatible |
audio and video features |
Microphone | - | Mono / Stereo |
Audio Features | - | WAV |
Video Quality | - | Full HD |
Video Format | - | DCF, DPOF Compatible / Exif, Print Image Matching III, MPO Compatible |
Audio Video Interface | - | NTSC, PAL |
Video Features | - | Recording Image Size 4608 x 3456 Pixels RAW, 4608 x 3456 / 640 x 480 Pixels JPEG, Recording Movie MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, AVI Motion JPEG, One-push Movie Digital Converter x 4 Available on Movie Effect Mode, Time Lapse Movie Available for AVI Motion JPEG, 1280 x 720, 10 fps, Movie Function Movie Effect One-shot Echo / Multi-echo / Art Fade, Default On, Art Filter Movie, Aperture Priority Movie, Shutter Speed Priority Movie, Manual Shot Movie, IS for Movie Built-in Image Sensor Shift Type Image Stabilization, M-I.S On Multi-motion IS Using Image Sensor Shit Type Image Stabilizer, Off, File Size MOV Format 4 GB, Motion-JPEG Format 2 GB |
modes and functions features |
HD Support | - | Yes |
Still Image Mode | - | i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e-Portrait, Color Creator, Art Filters, Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key Except Art Filters |
Scene Modes | - | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Night, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach and Snow, Fisheye Conv, Wide Conv, Macro Conv, 3D, 3D Lens H-FT012 by Panasonic Only, Still Only |