Samsung NX11 vs Sony RX100 V

Below is a detailed review of the Samsung NX11 vs Sony RX100 V, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the NX11 (15MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the NX11 (APS-C) and RX100 V (1") boast different sensor sizing.

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The NX11 was introduced 6 years before the RX100 V and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX11 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NX11 grades against the RX100 V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX11 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The whole galleries are available at Samsung NX11 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung NX11 has physical dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") and a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony RX100 V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the NX11 compared to the RX100 V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX11 and RX100 V is 80 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX11 and RX100 V.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX11 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 V will render more detail using its extra 5MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older NX11 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.