Samsung NX200 vs Sony S980

Below is a detailed comparison of the Samsung NX200 and Sony S980, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the NX200 (20MP) and S980 (12MP) and the NX200 (APS-C) and S980 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The NX200 was announced 3 years later than the S980 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the NX200 matches up versus the S980 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung NX200 Gallery and Sony S980 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Samsung NX200 comes with outer measurements of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sony S980 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the NX200 against the S980.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX200 and S980 is 90 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The visual below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX200 and S980.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX200 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung NX200 will provide greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger NX200 provides an edge in sensor innovation.