Samsung NX100 vs Sony H50

Its time to take a deeper look at the Samsung NX100 vs Sony H50, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the NX100 (15MP) and H50 (9MP) and the NX100 (APS-C) and H50 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The NX100 was launched 21 months later than the H50 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the NX100 grades vs the H50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX100 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Samsung NX100 has got external dimensions of 120mm x 71mm x 35mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs) whilst the Sony H50 has specifications of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") with a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

See the Samsung NX100 vs Sony H50 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the NX100 against the H50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX100 and H50 is 88 and 69 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by checking specs. The visual here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX100 and H50.

All in all, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX100 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX100 will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent NX100 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.