Samsung NX11 vs Sony S930

Below, we are analyzing the Samsung NX11 versus Sony S930, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the NX11 (15MP) and S930 (10MP) and the NX11 (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX11 was unveiled 24 months after the S930 making the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX11 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the NX11 scores vs the S930 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX11 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX11 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX11 features outer dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") and a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony S930 has measurements of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the NX11 and the S930.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the NX11 and S930 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading specs. The picture below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NX11 and S930.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NX11 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX11 will offer you more detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher NX11 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.