Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Samsung NX300

The following is a extensive review of the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Samsung NX300, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are created by Samsung. The resolution of the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) and the NX300 (20MP) is pretty comparable but the Galaxy Camera 2 (1/2.3") and NX300 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The Galaxy Camera 2 was unveiled 2 months after the NX300 so they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the Galaxy Camera 2 scores vs the NX300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Samsung NX300. The full galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery and Samsung NX300 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 comes with outside measurements of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX300 has measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the Galaxy Camera 2 compared to the NX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera 2 and NX300 is 90 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out specs. The image underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera 2 and NX300.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera 2 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Samsung NX300 will provide more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots much more aggressively.