Samsung NX10 vs Sony TX20

Below is a detailed overview of the Samsung NX10 and Sony TX20, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. The resolution of the NX10 (15MP) and the TX20 (16MP) is pretty close but the NX10 (APS-C) and TX20 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The NX10 was launched 23 months prior to the TX20 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the NX10 scores vs the TX20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX10 Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung NX10 has physical measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") along with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony TX20 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the NX10 vs the TX20.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX10 and TX20 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the NX10 and TX20.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX10 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony TX20 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 1MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older NX10 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.