Casio EX-Z800 vs Samsung NX mini

Here is a thorough assessment of the Casio EX-Z800 versus Samsung NX mini, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Casio and Samsung. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the EX-Z800 (14MP) and NX mini (20.5MP) and the EX-Z800 (1/2.3") and NX mini (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-Z800 was brought out 4 years prior to the NX mini and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-Z800 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung NX mini being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the EX-Z800 grades vs the NX mini with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z800 & Samsung NX mini. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z800 Gallery & Samsung NX mini Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Casio EX-Z800 provides outer measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX mini has sizing of 110mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 196 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the EX-Z800 vs the NX mini.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z800 and NX mini is 96 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z800 and NX mini.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z800 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh harder and the Samsung NX mini will show greater detail having its extra 6.5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older EX-Z800 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.