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Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500

Portability
88
Imaging
48
Features
50
Overall
48
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 front
 
Samsung NX500 front
Portability
87
Imaging
68
Features
80
Overall
72

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Key Specs

Panasonic GF2
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 310g - 113 x 68 x 33mm
  • Announced February 2011
  • Superseded the Panasonic GF1
  • Updated by Panasonic GF3
Samsung NX500
(Full Review)
  • 28MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Bump to 51200)
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/6000s Max Shutter
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 287g - 120 x 64 x 43mm
  • Released February 2015
  • Old Model is Samsung NX300
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Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Overview

Following is a thorough assessment of the Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the GF2 (12MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the GF2 (Four Thirds) and NX500 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The GF2 was brought out 5 years prior to the NX500 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the GF2 scores versus the NX500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF2 over the Samsung NX500

 GF2 NX500 

Reasons to pick Samsung NX500 over the Panasonic GF2

 NX500 GF2 
ReleasedFebruary 2015February 2011More modern by 48 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1036k460kCrisper screen (+576k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GF2 and Samsung NX500

 GF2 NX500 
Manually focus Very exact focusing
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen size
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Physical Comparison

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GF2 has got exterior measurements of 113mm x 68mm x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has specifications of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the GF2 against the NX500.

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF2 and NX500 is 88 and 87 respectively.

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes only by looking through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GF2 and NX500.

Clearly, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GF2 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung NX500 will provide you with more detail having its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged GF2 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Portrait photography info
Samsung NX500 Portrait photography info
60
manual focus
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
80
has manual focus
MP count high (28MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
offers face detect focus
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF2 as a Street photography camera
Samsung NX500 as a Street photography camera
65
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
81
screen tilts up and down
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
provides touch to focus
very good high ISO (25,600)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GF2
Sports photography with Samsung NX500
38
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
not so great battery life (300 shots)
no phase detect AF
75
great max shutter speed (1/6,000s)
MP count high (28MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
offers tracking focus
comes with phase detect auto focus
no image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GF2
Travel photography with Samsung NX500
52
flash built-in
lack of Time Lapse recording
not so great battery life (300 per charge)
resolution not great (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
78
connects via bluetooth
provides touch to focus
MP count high (28 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF2 as a Landscape photography camera
Samsung NX500 as a Landscape photography camera
55
manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
lack of image stabilization
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
not so great battery life (300 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse recording
80
has manual focus
switch lenses (Samsung NX mount)
nice screen size (3")
MP count high (28MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
doesnt have anti-alias filter
very good high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Vlogging details
Samsung NX500 Vlogging details
32
has touchscreen
provides face detect focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
lack of mic port
34
screen is touchscreen
offers face detect focus
high quality video (4096 x 2160 pxls)
display is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
no microphone port
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Panasonic GF2 vs Samsung NX500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF2 and Samsung NX500
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2Samsung NX500
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Samsung
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 Samsung NX500
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Announced 2011-02-24 2015-02-06
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine FHD DRIMe 5
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 28 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4000 x 3000 6480 x 4320
Highest native ISO 6400 25600
Highest boosted ISO - 51200
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 23 209
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Available lenses 107 32
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 460 thousand dot 1,036 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/6000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 9.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 6.00 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
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 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
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 4096x2160
Video format AVCHD, Motion JPEG H.265
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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 seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 310 grams (0.68 pounds) 287 grams (0.63 pounds)
Physical dimensions 113 x 68 x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") 120 x 64 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 54 87
DXO Color Depth rating 21.2 24.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.3 13.9
DXO Low light rating 506 1379
Other
Battery life 300 photographs 370 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - BP1130
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 - 30 secs)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Retail pricing $330 $800