Nikon Z5 vs Samsung HZ50W

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon Z5 and the Samsung HZ50W, 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 Z5 was introduced in July 2020 and Samsung HZ50W was introduced in May 2010. 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 Z5 over Samsung HZ50W.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung HZ50W over Nikon Z5.

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 Z5 has a 3.2" Tilting screen with 1,040k dot resolution and Samsung HZ50W has a 3.0" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Nikon Z5 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Nikon Z5 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality 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.

Viewfinder

Nikon Z5 has a built-in 0.5" Electronic (OLED) viewfinder with 3,690k dot resolution and Samsung HZ50W has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. Nikon Z5 has 100% coverage with 0.80x magnification and magnification.

Nikon Z5 features a 24.3 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 23.9 mm and a total area of 858 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 51,200 and expands to 50 - 102,400 in boosted mode. Samsung HZ50W features a 13.8 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 64 - 3,200 and expands to 64 - 6,400 in boosted mode.

Nikon Z5 is equipped with EXPEED 6 processor and can take pictures up to 6016 x 4016 resolution. Samsung HZ50W can take pictures up to 4320 x 3240 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3984 x 2656, 3984 x 2656, 3968 x 2232, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization (5 stops of compensation in Nikon Z5). On Nikon Z5 it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Nikon Z5

Nikon Z5 has a built-in Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac/b/g/n, 2.4/5 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Nikon Z5

Nikon Z5 has a built-in Bluetooth (version 4.2) which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. Nikon Z5 has a Micro Type C HDMI and Samsung HZ50W has a Type D HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon Z5 comes with EN-EL15c battery pack with battery life of 470 shots and Samsung HZ50W comes with SLB-11A battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon Z5 has Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slots. Samsung HZ50W has a single SC/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon Z5 has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon Z5, and up to 1/2000 sec on Samsung HZ50W. Nikon Z5 can shoot continuously up to 4.5 fps.

Focusing

Nikon Z5 has Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF system with 273 focusing points and Samsung HZ50W has . Nikon Z5 has detection range from 3 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon Z5 ranges from -3 to +17 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon Z5 and ±2 range on Samsung HZ50W. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon Z5 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Samsung HZ50W.

Flash

Samsung HZ50W has a built-in flash with maximum range of 5.60 m. Nikon Z5 has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Nikon Z5.

Nikon Z5 body has dimensions of 134 x 101 x 70 mm (5.28 x 3.98 x 2.76") and Samsung HZ50W body has dimensions of 116 x 83 x 91 mm (4.57 x 3.27 x 3.58"). Nikon Z5 weighs 675 g (1.49 lb / 23.81 oz) and Samsung HZ50W weighs 426 g (0.94 lb / 15.03 oz).

Nikon Z5

Samsung HZ50W

134 mm

101 mm

116 mm

83 mm

101 mm

83 mm

70 mm

91 mm