Samsung HZ25W vs Sony NEX-5T

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung HZ25W vs Sony NEX-5T, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the HZ25W (12MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the HZ25W (1/2.3") and NEX-5T (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The HZ25W was released 4 years before the NEX-5T and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung HZ25W being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the HZ25W scores vs the NEX-5T for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung HZ25W and Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung HZ25W Gallery and Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung HZ25W has got external dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5T has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the HZ25W vs the NEX-5T.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HZ25W and NEX-5T is 70 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through specs. The visual underneath might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the HZ25W and NEX-5T.

All in all, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The HZ25W because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony NEX-5T will provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older HZ25W will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.