Nikon S630 vs Samsung NX mini

Here is a detailed review of the Nikon S630 and Samsung NX mini, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Nikon and Samsung. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the S630 (12MP) and NX mini (20.5MP) and the S630 (1/2.3") and NX mini (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The S630 was announced 6 years prior to the NX mini and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S630 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX mini being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the S630 matches up against the NX mini when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S630 & Samsung NX mini. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S630 Gallery & Samsung NX mini Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Nikon S630 enjoys physical dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX mini has measurements 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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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the S630 against the NX mini.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S630 and NX mini is 95 and 93 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S630 and NX mini.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S630 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Samsung NX mini will provide more detail with its extra 8.5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older S630 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.