Samsung DV300F vs Samsung NX500

Let's look more in depth at the Samsung DV300F versus Samsung NX500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are produced by Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the DV300F (16MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the DV300F (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The DV300F was unveiled 4 years prior to the NX500 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung DV300F being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the DV300F grades vs the NX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung DV300F & Samsung NX500. The full galleries are provided at Samsung DV300F Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung DV300F offers exterior dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has sizing of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the DV300F versus the NX500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the DV300F and NX500 is 96 and 87 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by researching technical specs. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the DV300F and NX500.

As you have seen, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The DV300F using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Samsung NX500 will result in more detail having an extra 12MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older DV300F will be behind in sensor tech.