Samsung HZ10W vs Samsung NX30

Here is a detailed comparison of the Samsung HZ10W vs Samsung NX30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Samsung. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the HZ10W (1/2.3") and NX30 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The HZ10W was unveiled 5 years prior to the NX30 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the HZ10W scores against the NX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ10W and Samsung NX30. The full galleries are available at Samsung HZ10W Gallery and Samsung NX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Samsung HZ10W provides outside dimensions of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX30 has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") with a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the HZ10W vs the NX30.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the HZ10W and NX30 is 90 and 75 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the HZ10W and NX30.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The HZ10W having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung NX30 will provide extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older HZ10W will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.