Samsung NX20 vs Sony W350

Lets look closer at the Samsung NX20 vs Sony W350, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the NX20 (20MP) and W350 (14MP) and the NX20 (APS-C) and W350 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The NX20 was released 2 years later than the W350 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a short view of how the NX20 scores versus the W350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung NX20 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX20 comes with outer dimensions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs) and the Sony W350 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the NX20 and the W350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NX20 and W350 is 83 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The visual here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the NX20 and W350.

As you can tell, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The NX20 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Samsung NX20 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher NX20 provides an edge in sensor technology.