Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm. 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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Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens NX-M 9mm lens
Height 9.75 cm 6.19 cm
Width 13.21 cm 11.04 cm
Depth 8.07 cm 2.25 cm
Weight 543 g 158 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Brown | Black | White | Mint green
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 20.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 20,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) 1.0"
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Image Processor BIONZ -
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM II Wide-angle lens 9 f/3.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 24.3mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 11 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 83.4 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 5 groups / 6 elements
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - Samsung NX-M
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) ED glass, aspherical lens, Xtreme High Refractive (XHR) glass
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 35
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face Recognition, Smile Capture, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE, Wink Self-timer
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
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 1.09x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2.7
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-1600), ISO 100 - 16000 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO auto (160-3200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 221
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, night mode, macro, silhouette, party/indoor, food, fireworks, panorama assist, sunset, kids, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, best face
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 240 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 160)
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 460,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, 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, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO 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 Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card microSD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I Card
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
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 AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Samsung B740A Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Samsung B740A Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2330 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 510 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 560 shots (LCD Monitor on)
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)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (5MP), 10 frames per second (5MP), 15 frames per second (5MP)
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Services and Applications - Cloud storage capability
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Quick AF Live View, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Shade Correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Quick AF Full HD movie recording, Smart Teleconverter, AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Translucent Mirror technology 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
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX mini + NX-M 9mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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