Samsung NX10 vs Sony S930

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Samsung NX10 versus Sony S930, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the NX10 (15MP) and S930 (10MP) and the NX10 (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The NX10 was released 16 months later than the S930 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the NX10 matches up against the S930 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX10 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Samsung NX10 offers outside dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony S930 has sizing of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the NX10 versus the S930.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX10 and S930 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NX10 and S930.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NX10 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Samsung NX10 will render more detail as a result of its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher NX10 provides an edge in sensor innovation.