Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm and Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm vs. Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm lens NX 18-55mm OIS lens
Height 6.7 cm 9.55 cm
Width 12 cm 12.7 cm
Depth 4.5 cm 4.17 cm
Weight 285 g 375 g
Enclosure Colour White | Black | Silver Black
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm 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 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Image Processor BIONZ X DRIMeIV
LENS Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 i-Function
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 77mm 27.7 - 84.7mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 75.9 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Samsung NX
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 179 -
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 2,359,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 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 -
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, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur 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, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight
Shutter Type Electronic -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) -
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm 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 Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Colour control, contrast control
FLASH Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 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 Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG 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 Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm 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, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
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 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 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 Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Samsung BP1410 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Samsung BP1410 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1410 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots
Playback - 3 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, 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 Viewfinder Pro
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 9 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD 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 Alpha6000 ILCE-6000L + 16-50mm Samsung SMART Camera NX30 + NX 18-55mm OIS
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, eyecup, micro-USB cable -
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year -
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