Samsung NX3000
Mirrorless Camera
vs Sony NEX 3N
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Samsung NX3000

Best price $400
  • Weighs a little bit less than the NEX 3N 8 oz vs 9.5 oz
  • Slightly cheaper street price $400 vs $450
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
  • Newer camera June 2014 vs April 2013
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities NEX 3N does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX 3N does not

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX 3N

Best price
$450
  • Smaller body size 15 in³ vs 18 in³
  • 30% more battery life 480 shots vs 370 shots
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 1.1″
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NX3000 does not have 3D

What the Samsung NX3000 and Sony NEX 3N have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 369 in² vs 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots vs 461k dots
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Samsung NX3000 and the Sony NEX 3N

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack

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