Samsung NX1000 vs Sony WX10

Below, we are analyzing the Samsung NX1000 versus Sony WX10, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the NX1000 (20MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the NX1000 (APS-C) and WX10 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The NX1000 was unveiled 16 months after the WX10 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the NX1000 grades vs the WX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX1000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX1000 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Samsung NX1000 has got external 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) whilst the Sony WX10 has specifications of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the NX1000 compared to the WX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NX1000 and WX10 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to picture the difference in sensor dimensions only by going through technical specs. The pic underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX1000 and WX10.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX1000 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX1000 will provide more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent NX1000 provides a benefit in sensor technology.