Samsung NX mini vs Sigma SD15

Lets look much closer at the Samsung NX mini versus Sigma SD15, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Samsung and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX mini (20.5MP) and SD15 (5MP) and the NX mini (1") and SD15 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The NX mini was manufactured 4 years after the SD15 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX mini being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sigma SD15 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the NX mini scores against the SD15 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX mini & Sigma SD15. The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX mini Gallery & Sigma SD15 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung NX mini comes with physical dimensions of 110mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 196 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sigma SD15 has sizing of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") along with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the NX mini versus the SD15.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NX mini and SD15 is 93 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes only by going over specs. The pic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX mini and SD15.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NX mini featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung NX mini will offer you greater detail due to its extra 15.5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The newer NX mini should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.