Sony NEX-5
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Samsung NX300
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

Best price $279
  • Smaller body size 16 in³ vs 19 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $279 vs $449
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What’s good about the Samsung NX300

Best price
$449
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.3 MP vs 14.2 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs June 2010
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 9 shots per sec vs 7 shots per sec
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities NEX-5 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX-5 does not
  • Has an External Mic jack NEX-5 does not
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What the Sony NEX-5 and Samsung NX300 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 10.1 oz vs 9.88 oz
  • Similar image sensor size 365 in² vs 369 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 768k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.3″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5 and the Samsung NX300

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
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