Samsung HZ50W vs Samsung NX500

Its time to take a closer look at the Samsung HZ50W and Samsung NX500, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are built by Samsung. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the HZ50W (14MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the HZ50W (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The HZ50W was manufactured 5 years earlier than the NX500 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung HZ50W being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the HZ50W scores versus the NX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ50W and Samsung NX500. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung HZ50W Gallery and Samsung NX500 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Samsung HZ50W enjoys physical measurements of 116mm x 83mm x 91mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX500 has proportions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the HZ50W and the NX500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the HZ50W and NX500 is 70 and 87 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading specifications. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the HZ50W and NX500.

Plainly, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The HZ50W due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Samsung NX500 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged HZ50W is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.