Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung GALAXY NX and Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68. 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

Samsung GALAXY NX vs. Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.12 cm 10.42 cm
Width 13.65 cm 14.26 cm
Depth 2.57 cm 8.09 cm
Weight 410 g 610 g
Navigation GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver -
SENSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels -
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 50 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, G-sensor, 3-axis accelerometer -
PROCESSOR Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Processor 1.6 GHz quad-core -
Image Processor DRIMeIV BIONZ X
Operating System Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) -
LENS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX -
FOCUSING Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 79
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.46" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 0.88x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View
Special Effects Sepia, fisheye, Cartoon, Vignetting, Greyscale, Vintage, Colour Fade, Oil Pastel, Rugged, Moody, Tint, Turquoise Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (natural white) Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV 2-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Type 4.8" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1280 x 720 460,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode with red-eye reduction, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Internal Storage 16 GB flash -
Memory Card Slot microSD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 64 GB -
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1728 x 1152
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
JPEG 2688 x 1512 - 3D mode
JPEG 1920 x 1080 - 3D mode
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Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 60 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
RAM Installed 2 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 4360 mAh (included) Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots
Video recording - 3.17 hours
Playback - 14 hours
Music playback - 104 hours
Internet use - 13 hours (3G)
Internet use - 16 hours (Wi-Fi)
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CONNECTIONS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, HSPA+ HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
FEATURES Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP), 8.6 frames per second 8 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, in-camera film editing, USB charging, light sensor, HDR image enhancement technology, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, Photo Suggest, Trip Advisor, S Voice, S Translator, Wi-Fi Direct RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Quick AF Live View, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Shade Correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Quick AF Full HD movie recording, Smart Teleconverter, AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Samsung GALAXY NX Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68
Included Accessories Body cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Samsung Kies -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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