| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | LED | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Samsung | Panasonic |
| Model | NX500 28.2MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC GX8K 20.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | NX500 | Lumix DMC GX8K |
| Model Number | NX500 | DMC-GX8K |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4.72 x 1.69 x 2.52 inch | 133.2 x 77.9 x 63.1 mm |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| Weight | - | 487 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | 3D |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.7 mm | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 25 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Samsung NX Mount | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Type | - | LUMIX G VARIO |
| Lens Construction | - | 9 elements in 8 groups 2 aspherical lenses |
| Focal Length | - | 14-42mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 - F5.6 |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Supersonic wave filter |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Active AF, Continuous AF, MF, Single AF | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| 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 / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| Focus Range | - | 21-42 mm |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Metering Modes | - | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| Panorama Type | - | Standard / Wide |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Still | 1/3 EV step |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | 1 Shot |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | Auto 1/6000 - 1/4s, Manual 1/6000 - 30s, Bulb | 1/16,000 - 1 |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane 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 | - | JPEG, RAW, MPO |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.77 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3888 |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| Slow Motion | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | LED | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 1036k Dots | - |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1036k Dots | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Power Supply | - | 8.7W |
| Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 330 images rear monitor, 310 images LVF with H-HS12035 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | OLED Live View Finder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.54x / 0.77x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 - +3.0 dpt |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | - | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Audio Features | - | AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch, MP4 Audio format AAC 2ch |
| Looping Video | - | Yes in 4K Burst S/S mode |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Monaural Type, NTSC/PAL |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 25fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |