Samsung NX1000 vs Samsung SL30

The following is a extensive review of the Samsung NX1000 versus Samsung SL30, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the NX1000 (20MP) and SL30 (10MP) and the NX1000 (APS-C) and SL30 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The NX1000 was launched 3 years after the SL30 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the NX1000 scores vs the SL30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX1000 & Samsung SL30. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung NX1000 Gallery & Samsung SL30 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX1000 offers outside measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Samsung SL30 has proportions of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Samsung NX1000 versus Samsung SL30 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the NX1000 vs the SL30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX1000 and SL30 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by going through specs. The image here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the NX1000 and SL30.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX1000 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung NX1000 will show more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern NX1000 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.