Panasonic S1R vs Samsung NX200

Let's look a little more closely at the Panasonic S1R versus Samsung NX200, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and NX200 (20MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and NX200 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The S1R was unveiled 7 years later than the NX200 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the S1R scores against the NX200 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R & Samsung NX200. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic S1R Gallery & Samsung NX200 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1R offers outer dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") and a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) and the Samsung NX200 has dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic S1R versus Samsung NX200 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the S1R compared to the NX200.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1R and NX200 is 54 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The photograph here will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S1R and NX200.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S1R with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic S1R will resolve extra detail having an extra 27 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The fresher S1R is going to have an edge in sensor technology.