Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS

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Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm 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

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-140mm lens NX 18-55mm III OIS lens
Height 9.34 cm 6.37 cm
Width 13.29 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 8.39 cm 4.27 cm
Weight 480 g 310 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom 10x 3x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) -
Image Stabiliser Optical (POWER O.I.S.) Optical
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Type Zoom lens - 10x zoom - 14 - 140 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 280mm 27.7 - 84.7mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 75.9 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 12 groups / 14 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens, linear AF motor Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 247
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face Recognition Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.34x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 200-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Extended ISO (Min) 100 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 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 1728 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome 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, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white)
Shutter Type Mechanical -
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Type 3" OLED display 3.31" AMOLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 768,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, Touch AF/AE Contrast control, Touch AF
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash External flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name - Samsung SEF-8A
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III 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
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1752
JPEG 2336 x 1560
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
JPEG 1712 x 1712
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 MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
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 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots Photo shooting - 320 shots
Photo shooting - 2.75 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 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, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Headphones
Remote control
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7.5 frames per second, 40 frames per second 5 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, face detection, Full-time Live View, Wi-Fi Direct 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 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Lens hood, dust cap, lens cap
Software Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 Premium Edition Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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