Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS vs. Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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Side by side comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS and Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R. 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 NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS vs. Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 18-55mm OIS lens M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens
Height 9.55 cm 6.37 cm
Width 12.7 cm 11.05 cm
Depth 4.17 cm 3.82 cm
Weight 375 g 279 g
Body Material - Metal
Enclosure Colour Black Silver | White
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 16,050,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Image Processor DRIMeIV TruePic VI
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 II R - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.7 - 84.7mm 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 75.9 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Micro Four Thirds
Features - Aspherical lens, MSC technology
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 35
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,000 pixels -
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Tilting, auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering - Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, jump shot, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, best face Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter
Special Effects - Monotone, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Key Line
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type 3" AMOLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Colour control, contrast control Display brightness control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 7
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM1
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Digital Video Format H.264 AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO 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 NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
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
MPO 2688 x 1512 - 3D mode
MPO 1920 x 1080 - 3D mode
RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080
H.264 - 1920 x 810
H.264 - 1280 x 720
H.264 - 640 x 480
H.264 - 320 x 240
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Battery Type Samsung BP1410 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion
Details Samsung BP1410 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1410 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots
Playback - 3 hours
Photo shooting - 360 shots (IS on)
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Remote Viewfinder Pro -
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Accessory port
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 9 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 3.6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR post-processing
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, face detection, built-in help guide, Smart AUTO, Tag & Go (NFC/Wi-Fi) Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Included Accessories - Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, camera grip, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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