Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm and Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm. 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 SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm vs. Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX-M 9mm lens 28-70mm lens
Height 6.19 cm 9.57 cm
Width 11.04 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 2.25 cm 5.97 cm
Weight 158 g 556 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Brown | Black | White | Mint green Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Sensor Resolution 20.5 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor 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" Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Type Wide-angle lens 9 f/3.5 Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24.3mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 11 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 83.4 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX-M Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Xtreme High Refractive (XHR) glass Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 25
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Wink Self-timer Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
ISO (Max) 25600 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 50, ISO auto (100-6400), 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, 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 Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, High contrast, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
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 (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 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 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
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 Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,228,800 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 Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Camera Flash Built-in flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, AVC
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 Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
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
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
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
AVCHD - 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 Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
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 - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 270 shots
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge 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)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
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) 2.5 frames per second, 5 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, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, diffraction correction, S-Log2 gamma setting
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2K + 28-70mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Sony PlayMemories Home
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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