Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3

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Side by side comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3. 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 SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 20-50mm II lens Body only
Height 6.25 cm 8.36 cm
Width 11.4 cm 11.52 cm
Depth 3.75 cm 4.67 cm
Weight 222 g 336 g
Enclosure Colour White | Black Black
Digital Zoom 2x 2x
Optical Zoom 2.5x -
Bundled with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet -
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 16,680,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Image Processor - Venus Engine FHD
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Type Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 20 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 30.8 - 77mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 28 cm -
Max View Angle 70.2 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, i-Function -
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 23
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +4
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
ISO (Max) 12800 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-12800 ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 221 144
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, lens-priority Programme, bulb, 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, dawn, beauty shot Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, Frames, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, DeFog, Halftone Dots, Selective Colour, Old Film Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery
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, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Camera Flash Detachable flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 10.5
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
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Digital Video Format H.264 MJPEG, AVCHD
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
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
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2736 x 1824
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
RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 4576 x 3056
JPEG 4576 x 2576
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 2272 x 1520
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 1824 x 1216
JPEG 1824 x 1024
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MJPEG - 848 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Battery Type Samsung BP1030 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Samsung BP1030 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1030 mAh (included) 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) 160 min -
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots -
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support 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
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Self-Timer Delay Yes 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP)
Additional Features Built-in speaker, backlight compensation, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, saturation control, Scene Detection Technology, GPS ready, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Multi Motion Capture, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Correction, Wi-Fi Direct Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Object Detection, AF/AE tracking, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX1100 + NX 20-50mm II Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Included Accessories - Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, pen stylus, audio / video cable
Software Samsung Intelli Studio, Samsung PC Auto Backup, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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