Samsung NX10 vs Sony W380

Lets take a more detailed look at the Samsung NX10 vs Sony W380, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the NX10 (15MP) and the W380 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the NX10 (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The NX10 was launched 3 months after the W380 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the NX10 matches up against the W380 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX10 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX10 offers outside 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 W380 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the NX10 and the W380.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX10 and W380 is 80 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through specifications. The picture underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX10 and W380.

Plainly, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NX10 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX10 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 1MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.