| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | LED | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Samsung | Nikon |
| Model | NX500 28.2MP Digital Camera | D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | NX500 | D5000 |
| Model Number | NX500 | D5000 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4.72 x 1.69 x 2.52 inch | 104 x 127 x 80 mm |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Weight | - | 560 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.7 mm | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 6400 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Samsung NX Mount | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Type | - | Nikon F mount |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Active AF, Continuous AF, MF, Single AF | - |
| Focus Points | 205 Points Phase Detection AF, 209 Points Contrast AF | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent W / N / D, K Manual, Tungsten, Auto+Tungsten | Auto hybrid control with image sensor and 420-segment RGB sensor 12 manual modes, 31 color temperature settings, preset manual, fine tuning, white-balance bracketing |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Still | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | Auto 1/6000 - 1/4s, Manual 1/6000 - 30s, Bulb | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx 4fps |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Picture Angle | Flip Up 180A Degree & Tilt Up 90 Degree, Down 45 Degree | Approx 1.5x lens focal length |
| Image Format | - | NEF 12 bit compressed RAW JPEG Baseline-compliant |
| display features |
| Display Type | LED | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Display Resolution | 1036k Dots | - |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Super AMOLED | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1036k Dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Penta-Dach Mirror |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Front-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, rear-curtain sync |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| Video Format | - | AVI movie Motion JPEG compression format with monaural sound |