Samsung NX210 vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung NX210 and Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Samsung NX210 vs. Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens
Height 6.3 cm 6.36 cm
Width 11.7 cm 11.95 cm
Depth 3.7 cm 4.25 cm
Weight 222 g 287 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black | White
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom - 3.1x
SENSOR Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 28.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 30,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 28,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Image Processor - DRIMeVs
LENS Samsung NX210 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 Samsung NX Samsung NX
Features - ED glass, i-Function
FOCUSING Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 209
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
ISO (Max) 12800 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, close-up, backlight, beach/snow, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, beauty, dawn Landscape, night mode, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, Frames, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Old Film 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, fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type 3" AMOLED display 3" AMOLED display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 614,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control -
FLASH Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Camera Flash External flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, 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 -
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Digital Video Format H.264 AVI, MJPEG, HEVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung NX210 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
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
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 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 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 Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Battery Type Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included) Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots -
CONNECTIONS Samsung NX210 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 live view 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 USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second 9 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Services and Applications YouTube capture mode -
Additional Features Audio recording, backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, saturation control, GPS ready, brightness control, distortion control, Smart AUTO, Live Panorama function Adaptive Digital Noise Reduction, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, Samsung Auto Shot (SAS)
OTHERS Samsung NX210 Samsung NX500 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Samsung Intelli Studio 3.0, Samsung Raw Converter 4 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
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