Samsung HZ30W vs Samsung NX30

Below is a in depth assessment of the Samsung HZ30W and Samsung NX30, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are sold by Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the HZ30W (12MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the HZ30W (1/2.3") and NX30 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The HZ30W was brought out 5 years prior to the NX30 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung HZ30W being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the HZ30W matches up versus the NX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung HZ30W and Samsung NX30. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung HZ30W Gallery and Samsung NX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung HZ30W has outside dimensions of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Samsung NX30 has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") having a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the HZ30W vs the NX30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HZ30W and NX30 is 91 and 75 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The graphic here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HZ30W and NX30.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The HZ30W because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Samsung NX30 will produce more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older HZ30W will be behind with regard to sensor technology.