Samsung NX20 vs Sony W830

Let's look more closely at the Samsung NX20 versus Sony W830, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the NX20 (20MP) and the W830 (20MP) is fairly well matched but the NX20 (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX20 was announced 20 months prior to the W830 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the NX20 grades against the W830 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung NX20 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX20 has got physical dimensions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs) and the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the NX20 versus the W830.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX20 and W830 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The visual below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX20 and W830.

Plainly, the two cameras have the same megapixel count but not the same sensor sizing. The NX20 features the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallower DOF easier. The older NX20 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.