Canon EOS 70D vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 70D and Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 70D vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens
Height 10.43 cm 6.36 cm
Width 13.9 cm 11.95 cm
Depth 7.85 cm 4.25 cm
Weight 675 g 287 g
Body Material Aluminium, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour - Black | White
Optical Zoom - 3.1x
SENSOR Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 28.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 30,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 28,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.5 x 15.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ DRIMeVs
LENS Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type - Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 24 cm
Max View Angle - 82.6 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 43 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Samsung NX
Features - ED glass, i-Function
FOCUSING Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 19 209
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Movie Servo AF -
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 98% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (7.7%), spot (3%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, multiple exposure, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, night mode, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Cool, Vivid, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, Selective Colour
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white), twilight Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec -
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type 3" LCD display 3" AMOLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, E-TTL, rear curtain sync, 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 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVI, MJPEG, HEVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, CR2 (RAW) JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 5472 x 3072
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 3648 x 2736
RAW 4104 x 2310
RAW 2736 x 1824
RAW 2432 x 1824
RAW 2736 x 1536
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 3648 x 3648
RAW 2736 x 2736
RAW 1824 x 1824
RAW 6480 x 4320
JPEG 6480 x 4320
JPEG 6480 x 3648
JPEG 4560 x 3040
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 3328 x 1872
JPEG 2112 x 1408
JPEG 2048 x 1152
JPEG 4320 x 4320
JPEG 3088 x 3088
JPEG 2160 x 2160
JPEG 1408 x 1408
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
HEVC - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
HEVC - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps
HEVC - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
HEVC - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
HEVC - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 60 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 50 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
HEVC - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 230 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 920 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 850 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, Remote Viewfinder Pro
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 7 frames per second 9 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, face detection, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology Adaptive Digital Noise Reduction, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, Samsung Auto Shot (SAS)
OTHERS Canon EOS 70D Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup -
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon EOS Utility Samsung Raw Converter, CyberLink Power Media Player, iLauncher, Samsung Movie Converter, Samsung DNG Converter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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