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Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580

Portability
90
Imaging
61
Features
57
Overall
59
Samsung NX200 front
 
Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 front
Portability
64
Imaging
56
Features
82
Overall
66

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Key Specs

Samsung NX200
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 223g - 117 x 63 x 36mm
  • Released February 2012
  • Succeeded the Samsung NX100
  • Later Model is Samsung NX210
Sony A580
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 599g - 137 x 104 x 84mm
  • Revealed May 2011
  • Superseded the Sony A100
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Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Samsung NX200 over the Sony A580

 NX200 A580 
RevealedFebruary 2012May 2011Newer by 10 months

Reasons to pick Sony A580 over the Samsung NX200

 A580 NX200 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution922k614kCrisper screen (+308k dot)

Common features in the Samsung NX200 and Sony A580

 NX200 A580 
Manual focus More exact focus
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Physical Comparison

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.

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 size comparison

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

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 top view buttons comparison

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Sensor Comparison

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.

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 sensor size comparison

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Samsung NX200 Portrait photography factors
Sony A580 Portrait photography factors
76
manual focus
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
provides face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
73
has manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Samsung NX200 as a Street photography camera
Sony A580 as a Street photography camera
73
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
lighter than average (223 grams)
fixed screen
no image stabilization
75
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
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Sports Comparison

Samsung NX200 Sports photography highlights
Sony A580 Sports photography highlights
55
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
no image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
78
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports tracking focus
great battery (1,050 per charge)
supports phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Samsung NX200 as a Travel photography camera
Sony A580 as a Travel photography camera
68
lighter than average (223g)
good MP (20MP)
no Timelapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
60
great battery (1,050 CIPA)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Samsung NX200 Landscape photography details
Sony A580 Landscape photography details
70
manual focus
switch lenses (Samsung NX mount)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
no image stabilization
no Timelapse mode
73
has manual focus
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
great battery (1,050 per charge)
has double storage slots
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung NX200 Vlogging features
Sony A580 Vlogging features
34
provides face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than average (223 grams)
display isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
no external microphone support
34
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
supports face detect autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
comes with microphone port
display is not selfie friendly
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Samsung NX200 vs Sony A580 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung NX200 and Sony A580
 Samsung NX200Sony Alpha DSLR-A580
General Information
Brand Samsung Sony
Model type Samsung NX200 Sony Alpha DSLR-A580
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level DSLR
Released 2012-02-28 2011-05-26
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.7mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 369.0mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4912 x 3264
Max native ISO 12800 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 15 15
Cross type focus points - 3
Lens
Lens support Samsung NX Sony/Minolta Alpha
Available lenses 32 143
Focal length multiplier 1.5 1.5
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 614 thousand dot 922 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech Active Matrix OLED screen -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage - 95%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.53x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 7.0fps 7.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 12.00 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, 1st/2nd Curtain, Smart Flash, Manual Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180 seconds 1/160 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 223g (0.49 pounds) 599g (1.32 pounds)
Dimensions 117 x 63 x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") 137 x 104 x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 69 80
DXO Color Depth rating 22.6 23.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 13.3
DXO Low light rating 618 1121
Other
Battery life 330 pictures 1050 pictures
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID BC1030 NP-FM500H
Self timer Yes (2 sec to 30 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One Dual
Pricing at launch $818 $848