Samsung NX1000 vs Samsung WB850F

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung NX1000 vs Samsung WB850F, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Samsung. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the NX1000 (20MP) and WB850F (16MP) and the NX1000 (APS-C) and WB850F (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The NX1000 was unveiled 4 months later than the WB850F and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB850F being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the NX1000 matches up versus the WB850F when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX1000 & Samsung WB850F. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung NX1000 Gallery & Samsung WB850F Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX1000 features outside dimensions of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Samsung WB850F has measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the NX1000 against the WB850F.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the NX1000 and WB850F is 90 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specifications. The visual below might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX1000 and WB850F.

To sum up, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX1000 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX1000 will deliver more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.