Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm and Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm. 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.

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Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX-M 9mm lens 16-50mm lens
Height 6.19 cm 6.28 cm
Width 11.04 cm 10.96 cm
Depth 2.25 cm 3.57 cm
Weight 158 g 224 g
Enclosure Colour Brown | Black | White | Mint green White | Black
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Sensor Resolution 20.5 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,500,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (Steady Shot)
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Type Wide-angle lens 9 f/3.5 Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24.3mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 11 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 83.4 degree(s) 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX-M Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Xtreme High Refractive (XHR) glass ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 179
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Wink Self-timer Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO auto (160-3200) ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (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, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, party/indoor, food, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, kids, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, best face Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Cartoon, Classic, Forest, Retro, cross filter, Vignetting, Oil Paint, Ink Painting, Zooming Shot Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 160) EV -1-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction 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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Video Recording Modes - FH, FX, PS
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Memory Card Slot microSD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
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
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4240 x 2400
JPEG 3008 x 1688
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Battery Type Samsung B740A Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung B740A Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2330 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Standby mode - 5.4 hours (with 9mm lens)
Photo shooting - 650 shots (with 9mm lens)
Standby mode - 4.4 hours (with 9-27mm lens)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (with 9-27mm lens)
Photo shooting - 400 shots
Video recording - 1.84 hours
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP) 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Services and Applications Cloud storage capability -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, brightness control, in-camera film editing, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, GPS via mobile, Tag & Go (NFC/Wi-Fi), Baby Monitor mode, Wi-Fi Direct Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100L + 16-50mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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