Samsung NX10 vs Sony A3000

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Samsung NX10 and Sony A3000, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX10 (15MP) and A3000 (20MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizing (APS-C).

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The NX10 was launched 4 years earlier than the A3000 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the NX10 matches up against the A3000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX10 & Sony Alpha A3000. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX10 Gallery & Sony A3000 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX10 has external dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") along with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony A3000 has measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the NX10 compared to the A3000.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX10 and A3000 is 80 and 69 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the NX10 and A3000.

As you can see, both cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony A3000 to offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older NX10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.