Samsung MV800 vs Samsung NX1

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Samsung MV800 vs Samsung NX1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless and both are designed by Samsung. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the MV800 (16MP) and NX1 (28MP) and the MV800 (1/2.3") and NX1 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The MV800 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the NX1 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung MV800 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the MV800 scores vs the NX1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung MV800 & Samsung NX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung MV800 Gallery & Samsung NX1 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung MV800 comes with outside measurements of 92mm x 56mm x 10mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.4") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX1 has proportions of 139mm x 102mm x 66mm (5.5" x 4.0" x 2.6") along with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the MV800 against the NX1.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the MV800 and NX1 is 97 and 66 respectively.

Often, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the MV800 and NX1.

As you can tell, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The MV800 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Samsung NX1 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older MV800 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.