Canon SX210 IS vs Samsung NX500

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon SX210 IS vs Samsung NX500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the SX210 IS (14MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the SX210 IS (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The SX210 IS was announced 5 years prior to the NX500 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX210 IS being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the SX210 IS scores vs the NX500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX210 IS & Samsung NX500. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX210 IS Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon SX210 IS enjoys exterior measurements of 103mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") and a weight of 220 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has proportions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the SX210 IS against the NX500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX210 IS and NX500 is 90 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SX210 IS and NX500.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX210 IS using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX500 will give you more detail with its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older SX210 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.