Samsung Galaxy NX vs Sony W530

Below is a thorough assessment of the Samsung Galaxy NX versus Sony W530, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and W530 (14MP) and the Galaxy NX (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Galaxy NX was introduced 2 years later than the W530 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the Galaxy NX scores versus the W530 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung Galaxy NX & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung Galaxy NX comes with external measurements of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") having a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) whilst the Sony W530 has sizing of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the Galaxy NX vs the W530.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy NX and W530 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The visual below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Galaxy NX and W530.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Galaxy NX using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung Galaxy NX will provide you with greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent Galaxy NX is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.