Casio EX-G1 vs Samsung NX300

Below is a complete analysis of the Casio EX-G1 versus Samsung NX300, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Casio and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the EX-G1 (12MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the EX-G1 (1/2.3") and NX300 (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The EX-G1 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the NX300 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-G1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the EX-G1 scores against the NX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-G1 & Samsung NX300. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-G1 Gallery & Samsung NX300 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Casio EX-G1 has external measurements of 104mm x 64mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 0.8") having a weight of 154 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX300 has sizing of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the EX-G1 against the NX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-G1 and NX300 is 94 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The photograph below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-G1 and NX300.

To sum up, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-G1 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Samsung NX300 will produce extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older EX-G1 will be behind in sensor innovation.