| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | LED | LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Samsung | Ricoh |
| Model | NX500 28.2MP Digital Camera | Gr 2 16.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | NX500 | Gr 2 |
| Model Number | NX500 | GR II |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 28.2 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4.72 x 1.69 x 2.52 inch | 117 x 62.8 x 34.7 mm |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Weight | - | 251 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.7 mm | 23.7 x 15.7mm |
| Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Samsung NX Mount | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Construction | - | 7 elements in 5 groups 2 aspherical lens elements |
| Focal Length | - | 18.3mm |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8-F16 |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Active AF, Continuous AF, MF, Single AF | Multi AF, Spot AF, Pinpoint AF,Subject tracking AF, MF,Snap, Infinity, Face detection priority AF in Auto shooting mode / when Portrait of Effect is set, Continuous AF, Full Press Snap |
| 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, Multi-P AUTO, Outdoors, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent 1, Incandescent 2, Daylight, Neutral White, Cool White, Warm White, CTE, CTDetails, MManual |
| Focus Range | - | Approx. 0.3m to infinity from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.1m to infinity Macro shooting, from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.98ft to infinity from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.33ft to infinity Macro shooting, from the front edge of the lens |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Still | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture priority AE, Shutter priority AE, Shutter/Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | Auto 1/6000 - 1/4s, Manual 1/6000 - 30s, Bulb | 1/4000-300sec,Bulb,Time |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Picture Angle | Flip Up 180A Degree & Tilt Up 90 Degree, Down 45 Degree | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEGconforms to Exif 2.3,RAWDNG |
| Still Image Size | - | [32] 4928 |
| display features |
| Display Type | LED | LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 1036k Dots | Approx. 1,230K dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Super AMOLED | Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1036k Dots | Approx 1230K dots |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 54 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD/SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Battery Life | - | Still image* Approx. 320 shots |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Flash On, Flash Synchro., Manual Flash, Red-Eye Flash Auto, Red-Eye Flash On, Red-Eye Flash Synchro., Wireless |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard wireless LAN protocol |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 |
| Video Format | - | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto shooting mode, Program shift mode, Aperture priority mode, Shutter priority mode, Shutter/Aperture priority mode, Manual exposure mode, Movie, My Settings Mode |