Samsung NX20 vs Sony W550

Lets take a deeper look at the Samsung NX20 and Sony W550, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the NX20 (20MP) and W550 (14MP) and the NX20 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The NX20 was manufactured 10 months later than the W550 which means that they are both of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the NX20 matches up versus the W550 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung NX20 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Samsung NX20 provides external dimensions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Sony W550 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the NX20 compared to the W550.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the NX20 and W550 is 83 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by going over specs. The visual below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the NX20 and W550.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NX20 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung NX20 will offer you more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger NX20 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.