| 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 |