Canon S100 vs Samsung NX300

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon S100 vs Samsung NX300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and NX300 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The S100 was unveiled 23 months earlier than the NX300 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras offer different body type with the Canon S100 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the S100 grades vs the NX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S100 & Samsung NX300. The full galleries are viewable at Canon S100 Gallery & Samsung NX300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon S100 provides exterior measurements of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Samsung NX300 has dimensions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the S100 compared to the NX300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S100 and NX300 is 93 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes only by seeing specifications. The pic below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the S100 and NX300.

To sum up, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S100 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Samsung NX300 will produce extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged S100 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.