Samsung NX20
Mirrorless Camera
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Sony NEX-5N
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Samsung NX20
Best price
$490
- Higher sensor resolution 20.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
- Newer camera May 2012 vs August 2011
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities NEX-5N does not have Wi-Fi
- Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX-5N does not
- Has an External Mic jack NEX-5N does not
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Samsung NX20
What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5N
Best price
$482
$482
- Weighs a little bit less than the NX20 9.5 oz vs 12 oz
- Smaller body size 16 in³ vs 26 in³
- 19% more battery life 430 shots vs 360 shots
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 614k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 8 shots per sec
- Has HDR on-board NX20 does not have HDR
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Sony Alpha NEX-5N
What the Samsung NX20 and Sony NEX-5N have in common
- Similar street prices $490 vs $482
- Similar image sensor size 369 in² vs 367 in²
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- 3D capture
- panorama mode
- RAW capture
- flip out viewscreen
What’s missing from both the Samsung NX20 and the Sony NEX-5N
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing