Nikon D300S vs Samsung MV800

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D300S and the Samsung MV800, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D300S was introduced in November 2009 and Samsung MV800 was introduced in September 2011. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D300S over Samsung MV800.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung MV800 over Nikon D300S.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D300S and Samsung MV800 have 3.0" screens with 920k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively. Nikon D300S has a Fixed screen Samsung MV800 has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Samsung MV800 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality (available only on Samsung MV800) allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Nikon D300S

Nikon D300S has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.94x (0.63x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Samsung MV800.

Nikon D300S features a 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.8 mm and a total area of 372.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 3,200 and expands to 100 - 6,400 in boosted mode. Samsung MV800 features a 16.15 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

Nikon D300S is equipped with EXPEED processor and can take pictures up to 4288 x 2848 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3216 x 2136, 2144 x 1424 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Samsung MV800 can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3648 x 2736, 2592 x 1944, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Samsung MV800 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Nikon D300S has a Mini Type C HDMI and Samsung MV800 has an HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D300S comes with EN-EL3e battery pack with battery life of 950 shots and Samsung MV800 comes with BP70 battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D300S has two card slots - one for SD/SDHC and one for CompactFlash (Type I/II, compliant with UDMA). Samsung MV800 has a single Micro SD card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D300S has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D300S, and up to 1/2000 sec on Samsung MV800. Nikon D300S can shoot continuously up to 7.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D300S and 3.20 m on Samsung MV800. Nikon D300S also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D300S.

Nikon D300S body has dimensions of 147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.79 x 4.49 x 2.91") and Samsung MV800 body has dimensions of 92 x 56 x 10 mm (3.62 x 2.2 x 0.39"). Nikon D300S weighs 938 g (2.07 lb / 33.09 oz) and Samsung MV800 weighs 121 g (0.27 lb / 4.27 oz).

Nikon D300S

Samsung MV800

147 mm

114 mm

92 mm

56 mm

114 mm

56 mm

74 mm

10 mm