Samsung NX100 vs Sony H200

Lets look closer at the Samsung NX100 and Sony H200, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the NX100 (15MP) and H200 (20MP) and the NX100 (APS-C) and H200 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The NX100 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the H200 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a short highlight of how the NX100 matches up vs the H200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX100 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX100 has physical dimensions of 120mm x 71mm x 35mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") having a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony H200 has dimensions of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the NX100 and the H200.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the NX100 and H200 is 88 and 67 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading a spec sheet. The image underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX100 and H200.

Clearly, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX100 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H200 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged NX100 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.