Samsung NX1000 vs Samsung TL240

Below is a thorough comparison of the Samsung NX1000 and Samsung TL240, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the NX1000 (20MP) and TL240 (14MP) and the NX1000 (APS-C) and TL240 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The NX1000 was announced 2 years later than the TL240 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung TL240 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the NX1000 matches up versus the TL240 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX1000 & Samsung TL240. The whole galleries are available at Samsung NX1000 Gallery & Samsung TL240 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX1000 comes with exterior measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Samsung TL240 has measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the NX1000 versus the TL240.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX1000 and TL240 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The visual below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX1000 and TL240.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX1000 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX1000 will produce extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The younger NX1000 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.