Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580

Let's look much closer at the Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the NX200 (20MP) and A580 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The NX200 was announced 10 months after the A580 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the NX200 matches up versus the A580 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX200 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung NX200 Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX200 has got outer dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") having a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony A580 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the NX200 vs the A580.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX200 and A580 is 90 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through a spec sheet. The picture below will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX200 and A580.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can count on the Samsung NX200 to result in extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger NX200 should have an edge in sensor technology.