Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS. 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.

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Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens NX 18-55mm OIS lens
Height 9.75 cm 9.55 cm
Width 13.21 cm 12.7 cm
Depth 8.07 cm 4.17 cm
Weight 543 g 375 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 21,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Image Processor BIONZ DRIMeIV
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM II Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 27.7 - 84.7mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 75.9 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 55 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type - Samsung NX
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 -
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Face Recognition, Smile Capture, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,359,000 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 -
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-1600), ISO 100 - 16000 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 -
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, 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, fireworks, multiple exposure, panorama assist, sunset, jump shot, waterfall, beauty face, action freeze, rich tone, light trace, creative shot, 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 -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 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 in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec -
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) -
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Type 3" LCD display 3" AMOLED display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 11
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory 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
MPO 2688 x 1512 - 3D mode
MPO 1920 x 1080 - 3D mode
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
H.264 - 1920 x 810
H.264 - 1280 x 720
H.264 - 640 x 480
H.264 - 320 x 240
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Samsung BP1410 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Samsung BP1410 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1410 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 510 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 560 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots
Playback - 3 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Remote Viewfinder Pro
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second 9 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
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, 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)
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A65VL + DT 18-55mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, 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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