Nikon D500 vs Samsung NX1100

Lets take a more detailed look at the Nikon D500 vs Samsung NX1100, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Nikon and Samsung. The sensor resolution of the D500 (21MP) and the NX1100 (20MP) is pretty close and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The D500 was revealed 2 years later than the NX1100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung NX1100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the D500 matches up versus the NX1100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D500 and Samsung NX1100. The full galleries are provided at Nikon D500 Gallery and Samsung NX1100 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon D500 provides physical dimensions of 147mm x 115mm x 81mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 3.2") along with a weight of 860 grams (1.90 lbs) and the Samsung NX1100 has proportions of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the D500 compared to the NX1100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D500 and NX1100 is 56 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing just by looking through technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D500 and NX1100.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Nikon D500 to result in more detail because of its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The younger D500 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.