Nikon D40X vs Samsung PL200

Below is a thorough review of the Nikon D40X and Samsung PL200, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Nikon and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the D40X (10MP) and PL200 (14MP) and the D40X (APS-C) and PL200 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The D40X was brought out 4 years earlier than the PL200 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon D40X being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the D40X scores against the PL200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D40X & Samsung PL200. The entire galleries are available at Nikon D40X Gallery & Samsung PL200 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon D40X has got outer dimensions of 124mm x 94mm x 64mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs) and the Samsung PL200 has measurements of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the D40X vs the PL200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D40X and PL200 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The graphic below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D40X and PL200.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D40X featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung PL200 will produce extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older D40X will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.