Canon 50D vs Samsung NX3000

Canon 50D advantages over Samsung NX3000

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Limited
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 4.99 vs 4.29 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.30 vs 2.0 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  640 vs 370 shots
  Capture more photos
• More telephoto lens reach
  216 mm vs 75 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Internal flash
  Internal flash vs None
  Useful in a pinch for fill flash
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• More dots on screen
  920k vs 461k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Less shutter lag
  0.13 vs 0.30 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• Faster JPEG shooting
  6.3 fps vs 5.2 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  43 vs 12 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light