Samsung NX20 vs Sony A550

Here is a detailed overview of the Samsung NX20 versus Sony A550, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the NX20 (20MP) and A550 (14MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The NX20 was unveiled 2 years later than the A550 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the NX20 scores versus the A550 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX20 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A550. The full galleries are provided at Samsung NX20 Gallery and Sony A550 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Samsung NX20 offers external dimensions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs) and the Sony A550 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the NX20 versus the A550.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX20 and A550 is 83 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by reading through specifications. The graphic below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX20 and A550.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Samsung NX20 to resolve extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent NX20 provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.