Nikon Z50 vs Samsung PL200

Let's look a little more closely at the Nikon Z50 vs Samsung PL200, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Nikon and Samsung. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and PL200 (14MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and PL200 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Z50 was announced 9 years later than the PL200 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the Z50 scores vs the PL200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z50 and Samsung PL200. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon Z50 Gallery and Samsung PL200 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z50 offers outside dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Samsung PL200 has dimensions of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Z50 versus the PL200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z50 and PL200 is 74 and 94 respectively.

Typically, its tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z50 and PL200.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z50 having a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z50 will give greater detail with its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics far more aggressively. The fresher Z50 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.