| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 20.4 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| Display Type | LED | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Samsung | Olympus | 
| Model | NX500 28.2MP Digital Camera | OMD EM1 Mark 2 20.4MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | NX500 | OMD EM1 Mark 2 | 
| Model Number | NX500 | EM1 Mark 2 | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 20.4 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4.72 x 1.69 x 2.52 inch | 134.1 x 90.9 x 68.9 mm | 
| Wide Angle | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Series | - | OMD | 
| Weight | - | 574 GM | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.7 mm | 17.4 mm  x 13.0 mm | 
| Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | 4/3 Live MOS Sensor | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Samsung NX Mount | Micro Four Thirds Mount | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Active AF, Continuous AF, MF, Single AF | Single AF S-AF / Continuous AF C-AF / Manual Focus MF / S-AF + MF / AF tracking C-AF + TR / Preset MF | 
| Focus Points | 205 Points Phase Detection AF, 209 Points Contrast AF | 121-point cross-type phase detection AF and 121-point contrast AF | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent W / N / D, K Manual, Tungsten, Auto+Tungsten | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting | 
| Metering Modes | - | Digital ESP metering 324-area multi pattern metering, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering[*], spot metering with highlight control, spot metering with shadow control | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still | - | 
| Exposure Mode | - | iAuto Live Guide can be used, P program AE programme shift can be performed, A aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom 1~3, Art Filter, Underwater wide / Underwater macro to be assigned to the Fn1 button | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | Auto 1/6000 - 1/4s, Manual 1/6000 - 30s, Bulb | 1/8000 - 60 sec., with selectable EV adjustment steps 1/3, 1/2, 1 | 
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter mechanical shutter | 
| Self-timer | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes | 
| Picture Angle | Flip Up 180A Degree & Tilt Up 90 Degree, Down 45 Degree | - | 
| Image Format | - | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 40300 AM | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP | 
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3888 | 
| Still Image Size | - | 1024 x 768 | 
| HDR Support | - | HDR1, HDR2 painting-like | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | LED | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 1036k Dots | Approx. 1037k dots | 
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes | 
| LCD Display | Super AMOLED | Vari-Angle | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1036k Dots | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC, Eye-Fi Card compatible | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level electronic viewfinder | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.30x - 1.48x | 
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4 ~ +2m-1 | 
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | - | Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync. 1st curtain, Slow sync. 1st curtain, Slow sync. 2nd curtain, Manual 1/1 FULL ~ 1/64 | 
| connectivity features | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| USB | - | Yes | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | - | stereo | 
| Speaker | - | Monaural | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Drive Modes | - | [Sequential shooting H] approx. 15 fps with selectable 10-15 fps |