Samsung NX1100 vs Sony HX100V

Let's look more closely at the Samsung NX1100 vs Sony HX100V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX1100 (20MP) and HX100V (16MP) and the NX1100 (APS-C) and HX100V (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The NX1100 was revealed 18 months after the HX100V which makes them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX1100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short overview of how the NX1100 matches up against the HX100V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX1100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX1100 Gallery & Sony HX100V Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung NX1100 offers exterior dimensions of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony HX100V has sizing of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") with a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the NX1100 and the HX100V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX1100 and HX100V is 90 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking a spec sheet. The picture below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the NX1100 and HX100V.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NX1100 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX1100 will give more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more recent NX1100 is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.