Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung SH100

Lets take a deeper look at the Samsung Galaxy NX and Samsung SH100, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Samsung. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and SH100 (14MP) and the Galaxy NX (APS-C) and SH100 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The Galaxy NX was manufactured 2 years after the SH100 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the Galaxy NX matches up vs the SH100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung Galaxy NX & Samsung SH100. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery & Samsung SH100 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy NX has got outer measurements of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) while the Samsung SH100 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Look at the Samsung Galaxy NX and Samsung SH100 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the Galaxy NX compared to the SH100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy NX and SH100 is 82 and 99 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specs. The pic below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Galaxy NX and SH100.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy NX because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung Galaxy NX will offer you extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The newer Galaxy NX should have a benefit in sensor technology.