Samsung NX200 vs Samsung WB250F

Below is a complete overview of the Samsung NX200 vs Samsung WB250F, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the NX200 (20MP) and WB250F (14MP) and the NX200 (APS-C) and WB250F (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The NX200 was released 10 months prior to the WB250F which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB250F being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the NX200 matches up vs the WB250F for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX200 & Samsung WB250F. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX200 Gallery & Samsung WB250F Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Samsung NX200 features exterior dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") having a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Samsung WB250F has specifications of 106mm x 62mm x 22mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the NX200 versus the WB250F.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX200 and WB250F is 90 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The visual underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX200 and WB250F.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The NX200 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung NX200 will show greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older NX200 will be behind in sensor innovation.