Samsung NX1000 vs Sony T90

Its time to look closer at the Samsung NX1000 and Sony T90, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the NX1000 (20MP) and T90 (12MP) and the NX1000 (APS-C) and T90 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The NX1000 was launched 3 years after the T90 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the NX1000 grades against the T90 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX1000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX1000 Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung NX1000 features outer measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony T90 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") and a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the NX1000 against the T90.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX1000 and T90 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading technical specs. The image below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX1000 and T90.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX1000 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX1000 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more modern NX1000 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.