Samsung HZ15W vs Samsung NX200

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung HZ15W versus Samsung NX200, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are manufactured by Samsung. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the HZ15W (12MP) and NX200 (20MP) and the HZ15W (1/2.3") and NX200 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The HZ15W was released 4 years before the NX200 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung HZ15W being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short view of how the HZ15W scores vs the NX200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung HZ15W and Samsung NX200. The complete galleries are available at Samsung HZ15W Gallery and Samsung NX200 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung HZ15W features outer dimensions of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") having a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Samsung NX200 has sizing of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung HZ15W versus Samsung NX200 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the HZ15W and the NX200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HZ15W and NX200 is 90 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing merely by checking technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the HZ15W and NX200.

As you have seen, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The HZ15W featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX200 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older HZ15W is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.