Samsung NX500 for Street Photography

Is the Samsung NX500 good for Street Photography?

$1,595.00

Samsung NX500 Street Photography Score

GOOD

Samsung NX500 has a score of 61 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Samsung NX500 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Samsung NX500 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Tilting LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Samsung NX500 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

Medium sized Body

Mirrorlessbody of Samsung NX500 is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especially with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

No Image Stabilization

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Samsung NX500 users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Samsung NX mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Samsung NX500.

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Samsung NX500 Alternatives in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras for Street Photography

Sony A7c Compare NX500 vs A7c	24 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #30 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #30
	Imaging Features Value for Money 96 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 100 Sports Daily 94 Landscape

Sony A6500 Compare NX500 vs A6500	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #76 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #57
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A6600 Compare NX500 vs A6600	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #58 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #47
	Imaging Features Value for Money 90 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus PEN-F Compare NX500 vs PEN-F	20 MP \| Four Thirds CMOS Sensor Micro Four Thirds Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #136 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #86
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic GX8 Compare NX500 vs GX8	20 MP \| Four Thirds CMOS Sensor Micro Four Thirds Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #96 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #67
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A7c

Sony A6500

Sony A6600

Olympus PEN-F

Panasonic GX8