Samsung NX2000 vs Samsung ST80

Lets look closer at the Samsung NX2000 vs Samsung ST80, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the NX2000 (20MP) and ST80 (14MP) and the NX2000 (APS-C) and ST80 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The NX2000 was brought out 3 years after the ST80 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX2000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the NX2000 scores against the ST80 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX2000 & Samsung ST80. The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX2000 Gallery & Samsung ST80 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX2000 has outer dimensions of 119mm x 65mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.4") and a weight of 228 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST80 has measurements of 92mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 118 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the NX2000 vs the ST80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX2000 and ST80 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes only by viewing specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the NX2000 and ST80.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NX2000 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX2000 will result in extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The newer NX2000 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.