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Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9

Portability
90
Imaging
62
Features
60
Overall
61
Samsung NX1100 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
40
Overall
37

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Key Specs

Samsung NX1100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 222g - 114 x 63 x 37mm
  • Released April 2013
  • Previous Model is Samsung NX1000
  • Refreshed by Samsung NX2000
Sony TX9
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 149g - 98 x 60 x 18mm
  • Released July 2010
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Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Samsung NX1100 over the Sony TX9

 NX1100 TX9 
ReleasedApril 2013July 2010More recent by 34 months

Reasons to pick Sony TX9 over the Samsung NX1100

 TX9 NX1100 
Screen dimensions3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution922k921kClearer screen (+1k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Samsung NX1100 and Sony TX9

 NX1100 TX9 
Focus manually Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 size comparison

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

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 top view buttons comparison

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Sensor Comparison

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.

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 sensor size comparison

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Samsung NX1100
Portrait photography with Sony TX9
77
manual focus
good MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
features face detection autofocus
supports RAW formats
27
focusing manually
manual exposure not available
can't use external flash
low megapixels (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Samsung NX1100 Street photography advice
Sony TX9 Street photography advice
73
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
lighter than competitors (222g)
no articulating screen
lack of image stabilization
60
image stabilization (Optical)
offers touch to focus
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
heavier than competition (149g)
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Sports Comparison

Samsung NX1100 Sports photography details
Sony TX9 Sports photography details
56
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
lack of image stabilization
has no phase detect autofocus
34
image stabilization (Optical)
features tracking focus
no shutter priority
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Samsung NX1100 Travel photography info
Sony TX9 Travel photography info
68
lighter than competitors (222g)
good MP (20 megapixels)
lack of Timelapse function
does not posses selfie friendly display
60
offers touch to focus
has built in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
heavier than competition (149g)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
does not have selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Samsung NX1100
Landscape photography with Sony TX9
71
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Samsung NX mount)
screen size is good (3")
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
lack of Timelapse function
41
focusing manually
pretty wide (25mm)
screen larger than average (3.5")
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not available
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung NX1100 Vlogging factors
Sony TX9 Vlogging factors
34
features face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors (222g)
does not posses selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
lack of external microphone socket
32
pretty wide (25mm)
touchscreen capability
image stabilization (Optical)
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not have selfie friendly screen
lack of mic port
heavier than competition (149g)
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Samsung NX1100 vs Sony TX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung NX1100 and Sony TX9
 Samsung NX1100Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
General Information
Brand Samsung Sony
Model Samsung NX1100 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Ultracompact
Released 2013-04-11 2010-07-08
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.7mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 369.0mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5472 x 3648 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 15 9
Lens
Lens mount Samsung NX fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus distance - 1cm
Available lenses 32 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 3.5"
Screen resolution 921k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen technology TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 2s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed 8.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range no built-in flash 3.80 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, 1st/2nd Curtain, Smart Flash, Manual Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1920 x 810 (24 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (50 fps), 1440 x 1080 (50, 25fps), 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (25 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 AVCHD
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 222 grams (0.49 lb) 149 grams (0.33 lb)
Physical dimensions 114 x 63 x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") 98 x 60 x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 73 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.5 not tested
DXO Low light score 852 not tested
Other
Battery life 320 photographs -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model BC1030 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 sec to 30 sec) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $600 $799