Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS

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In depth comparison and review of Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS and Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS. 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 NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included NX 18-55mm III OIS lens NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens
Height 6.37 cm 6.59 cm
Width 12.2 cm 11.74 cm
Depth 4.27 cm 3.9 cm
Weight 310 g 230 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,600,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
LENS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function Zoom lens 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.7 - 84.7mm 24.6 - 77mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 24 cm
Max View Angle 75.9 degree(s) 82.6 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 43 mm
Lens Mounting Type Samsung NX Samsung NX
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, i-Function, power-drive zoom switch, Ultra-Precise Stepping Motor (UPSM)
FOCUSING Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 247 35
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function, Wink Self-timer
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
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, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 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, night mode, macro, silhouette, food, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, kids, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, best face
Special Effects Cool, Negative, Vivid, Custom Effect, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Calm, Classic, Forest, Retro, Vignetting, Selective Colour, Oil Paint, Ink Painting, Coloured Pencil, Wash Drawing, Acryl Cool, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, Sketch, landscape, portrait, miniature, Calm, Cartoon, Classic, Forest, Retro, cross filter, Vignetting, Oil Paint, Ink Painting, Zooming Shot
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 (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 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 1/180 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Type 3.31" AMOLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 768,000 pixels 320 x 480
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, Touch AF Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + 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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
External Flash Name Samsung SEF-8A Samsung SEF-8A
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Memory Card Slot SD card microSD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 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 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
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 810 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Battery Type Samsung BP1130 Lithium Ion Samsung B740A Lithium Ion
Details Samsung BP1130 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1130 mAh (included) Samsung B740A Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2330 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) - 3.08 hour(s)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots
Photo shooting - 2.75 hours
Photo shooting - 370 shots
CONNECTIONS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Interface Composite video/audio, 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, remote live view, Remote Viewfinder Pro
Print Standard PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Self-Timer Delay 2 - 30 sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second for 30 frames (5MP), 15 frames per second for 30 frames (5MP), 30 frames per second for 30 frames (5MP)
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, in-camera red-eye removal, brightness control, in-camera film editing, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Multi Motion Capture, Touch Shutter technology, Smart AUTO, i-Function control, Wi-Fi Direct Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, saturation control, brightness control, in-camera film editing, USB charging, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Multi Motion Capture, HDR image enhancement technology, Smart AUTO, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Live Panorama function, Lens Distortion Correction, Tag & Go (NFC/Wi-Fi), i-Function control, Baby Monitor mode
OTHERS Samsung SMART Camera NX300M + NX 18-55mm III OIS Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 + NX 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, lens cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher Samsung Raw Converter, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, iLauncher
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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