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Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500

Portability
72
Imaging
48
Features
47
Overall
47
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 front
 
Samsung NX500 front
Portability
87
Imaging
68
Features
80
Overall
72

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Key Specs

Panasonic G10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 388g - 124 x 90 x 74mm
  • Launched August 2010
Samsung NX500
(Full Review)
  • 28MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Expand to 51200)
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/6000s Max Shutter
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 287g - 120 x 64 x 43mm
  • Announced February 2015
  • Earlier Model is Samsung NX300
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Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Overview

On this page, we are evaluating the Panasonic G10 and Samsung NX500, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and NX500 (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The G10 was launched 5 years before the NX500 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short highlight of how the G10 scores vs the NX500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic G10 over the Samsung NX500

 G10 NX500 

Reasons to pick Samsung NX500 over the Panasonic G10

 NX500 G10 
AnnouncedFebruary 2015August 2010More recent by 54 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1036k460kClearer display (+576k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Panasonic G10 and Samsung NX500

 G10 NX500 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G10 has got outside measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") having a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX500 has proportions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic G10 and Samsung NX500 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the G10 against the NX500.

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G10 and NX500 is 72 and 87 respectively.

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the G10 and NX500.

As you can see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G10 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX500 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 16MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older G10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 sensor size comparison

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic G10 as a Portrait photography camera
Samsung NX500 as a Portrait photography camera
60
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with face detection focus
exports RAW files
sensor resolution low (12MP)
80
you can focus manually
fantastic megapixels (28MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
offers face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic G10 Street photography info
Samsung NX500 Street photography info
59
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
fixed screen
no image stabilization
81
screen tilts up and down
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
has touch to focus
great ISO range (25,600)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic G10 Sports photography factors
Samsung NX500 Sports photography factors
45
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (380 shots)
slow fps (3.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
has no phase detect auto focus
75
high shutter speed (1/6,000 seconds)
fantastic megapixels (28 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
offers tracking autofocus
has phase detect AF
no image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic G10 as a Travel photography camera
Samsung NX500 as a Travel photography camera
54
better than average battery power (380 shots)
flash built-in
missing Time Lapse recording
sensor resolution low (12MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
78
supports bluetooth
has touch to focus
fantastic megapixels (28MP)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic G10
Landscape photography with Samsung NX500
59
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sized screen (3 inch)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
better than average battery power (380 per charge)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12MP)
missing Time Lapse recording
80
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Samsung NX mount)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
fantastic megapixels (28MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
no anti aliasing filter
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
no image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic G10 as a Vlogging camera
Samsung NX500 as a Vlogging camera
23
comes with face detection focus
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic jack
34
built-in touchscreen
offers face detection focusing
video res high (4096 x 2160 resolution)
display is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
missing external mic support
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Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic G10 and Samsung NX500
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10Samsung NX500
General Information
Make Panasonic Samsung
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Samsung NX500
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Launched 2010-08-09 2015-02-06
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine HD II DRIMe 5
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 28 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4000 x 3000 6480 x 4320
Maximum native ISO 6400 25600
Maximum enhanced ISO - 51200
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points - 209
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Number of lenses 107 32
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 460k dots 1,036k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 202k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.52x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/6000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames/s 9.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 11.00 m no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Smart flash, auto, auto w/redeye reduction, fill flash, fill w/redeye reduction, 1st-curtain, 2nd-curtain, off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p), 4096 x 2160 (24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 4096x2160
Video format Motion JPEG H.265
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 388 gr (0.86 lbs) 287 gr (0.63 lbs)
Physical dimensions 124 x 90 x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") 120 x 64 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 52 87
DXO Color Depth rating 21.2 24.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.1 13.9
DXO Low light rating 411 1379
Other
Battery life 380 shots 370 shots
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - BP1130
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 - 30 secs)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Retail pricing $550 $800