| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 20.9 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Type | LED | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Samsung | Nikon | 
| Model | NX500 28.2MP Digital Camera | D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | NX500 | D500 | 
| Model Number | NX500 | D500 Body Only | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 20.9 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4.72 x 1.69 x 2.52 inch | 115 x 147 x 81 mm | 
| Wide Angle | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Weight | - | 860 GM | 
| Ports | - | HDMI | 
| Accessory Shoe | - | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.7 mm | 36.0 x 24.0 | 
| Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | - | 
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 51200 | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Samsung NX Mount | Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E, and D Lenses Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses and DX Lenses, AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses Exposure Modes A and M Only, IX NIKKOR Lenses, Lenses for the F3AF and Non-AI Lenses can not be Used, The Electronic Rangefinder can be Used with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/5.6 or Faster The Electronic Rangefinder Supports 15 Focus Points with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster, of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Active AF, Continuous AF, MF, Single AF | - | 
| Focus Points | 205 Points Phase Detection AF, 209 Points Contrast AF | 153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent W / N / D, K Manual, Tungsten, Auto+Tungsten | Auto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 6 Values can be Stored, Spot White Balance Measurement Available During Live view, Choose Color Temperature 2500 K to 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning, Bracketing Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL | 
| Auto Focus | - | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | - | Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M | 
| Other Focus Features | - | Focal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| Other Exposure Features | - | Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | Auto 1/6000 - 1/4s, Manual 1/6000 - 30s, Bulb | 1/8000 - 30 sec | 
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode | 
| Self-timer | - | Yes | 
| Other Shutter Features | - | Approximate Frame Advance Rate 10 fps, CL 1 to 9 fps, CH 10 fps, QC 3 fps, Speed 1/8000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250 | 
| image features | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Picture Angle | Flip Up 180A Degree & Tilt Up 90 Degree, Down 45 Degree | - | 
| Image Format | - | File Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-baseline Compliant with Fine 1  4, Normal 1  8 or Basic 1  16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats | 
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | LED | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 1036k Dots | - | 
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes | 
| LCD Display | Super AMOLED | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1036k Dots | - | 
| Other Display Features | - | Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Image Sensor Format DX, Monitor Tilting TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 98% | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, | 
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2 to +1 m sup -1 | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Reflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes , Viewfinder Eye Point 16 mm | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | - | Front-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported | 
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV | 
| Other Flash Features | - | Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix, Center-weighted and Highlight-weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Fill-flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | - | Yes | 
| audio and video features | 
| Audio Features | - | Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 | 
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |