Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9

Lets look closer at the Samsung NX1100 and Sony TX9, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the NX1100 (20MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the NX1100 (APS-C) and TX9 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX1100 was brought out 2 years later than the TX9 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX1100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the NX1100 matches up against the TX9 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX1100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung NX1100 Gallery and Sony TX9 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX1100 comes with external measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony TX9 has proportions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Look at the Samsung NX1100 and Sony TX9 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the NX1100 against the TX9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX1100 and TX9 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Normally, its hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the NX1100 and TX9.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The NX1100 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX1100 will give greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The newer NX1100 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.