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Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F

Portability
83
Imaging
61
Features
73
Overall
65
Samsung NX20 front
 
Samsung WB250F front
Portability
93
Imaging
38
Features
44
Overall
40

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Key Specs

Samsung NX20
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 341g - 122 x 90 x 40mm
  • Announced April 2012
  • Older Model is Samsung NX11
  • Newer Model is Samsung NX30
Samsung WB250F
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-432mm (F3.2-5.8) lens
  • 226g - 106 x 62 x 22mm
  • Launched January 2013
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Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Overview

Let's look more closely at the Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the NX20 (20MP) and WB250F (14MP) and the NX20 (APS-C) and WB250F (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX20 was brought out 8 months prior to the WB250F which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB250F being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the NX20 matches up vs the WB250F in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Samsung NX20 over the Samsung WB250F

 NX20 WB250F 
Manually focus Dial precise focusing
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution614k460kClearer screen (+154k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Samsung WB250F over the Samsung NX20

 WB250F NX20 
LaunchedJanuary 2013April 2012More recent by 8 months
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Samsung NX20 and Samsung WB250F

 NX20 WB250F 
Screen size3"3"Same screen sizing

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Physical Comparison

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Samsung NX20 comes with outside measurements of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs) and the Samsung WB250F has specifications of 106mm x 62mm x 22mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the NX20 compared to the WB250F.

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the NX20 and WB250F is 83 and 93 respectively.

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F top view buttons comparison

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it can be tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the NX20 and WB250F.

Clearly, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX20 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX20 will give more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older NX20 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F sensor size comparison

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Samsung NX20
Portrait photography with Samsung WB250F
76
manual focus
megapixel count decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
includes face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
36
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
comes with face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
cannot use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Samsung NX20 Street photography highlights
Samsung WB250F Street photography highlights
77
screen can move to multiple angles
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
lighter than competition in class (341g)
lack of image stabilization
62
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (226g)
no articulating screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Samsung NX20 Sports photography info
Samsung WB250F Sports photography info
60
high shutter speed (1/8,000s)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
lack of image stabilization
has no phase detect AF
52
amazing zoom range (24-432mm 18.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
comes with tracking focus
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Samsung NX20 as a Travel photography camera
Samsung WB250F as a Travel photography camera
77
lighter than competition in class (341g)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
has built in flash
selfie friendly display
no Timelapse recording
69
lighter than competition (226g)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (24mm)
long reach (432mm)
no Timelapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Samsung NX20
Landscape photography with Samsung WB250F
70
manual focus
swap lenses (Samsung NX mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
no Timelapse recording
44
reasonably wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung NX20 Vlogging features
Samsung WB250F Vlogging features
78
selfie friendly display
includes face detect focusing
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
has microphone socket
lighter than competition in class (341 grams)
lack of image stabilization
35
reasonably wide (24mm)
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition (226g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
no microphone jack
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Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB250F Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung NX20 and Samsung WB250F
 Samsung NX20Samsung WB250F
General Information
Make Samsung Samsung
Model type Samsung NX20 Samsung WB250F
Category Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2012-04-20 2013-01-07
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.7mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 369.0mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 -
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 12800 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 15 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support Samsung NX fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-432mm (18.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.2-5.8
Available lenses 32 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 614 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech Active Matrix OLED screen TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 16 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 8.0 frames per sec 8.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 11.00 m -
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, 1st/2nd Curtain, Smart Flash, Manual -
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180 seconds -
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 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 341g (0.75 lbs) 226g (0.50 lbs)
Physical dimensions 122 x 90 x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") 106 x 62 x 22mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 75 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.4 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.9 not tested
DXO Low light rating 785 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 shots -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery ID BP1130 -
Self timer Yes (2 sec to 30 sec) Yes
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $1,100 $250