Samsung NX200 vs Sony TX9

The following is a detailed review of the Samsung NX200 versus Sony TX9, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the NX200 (20MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the NX200 (APS-C) and TX9 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The NX200 was released 20 months after the TX9 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the NX200 matches up versus the TX9 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung NX200 Gallery & Sony TX9 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX200 features outside dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony TX9 has proportions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the NX200 against the TX9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX200 and TX9 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by going through technical specs. The pic below might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX200 and TX9.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX200 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX200 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images much more aggressively. The more recent NX200 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.