Samsung NX2000 vs Samsung ST93

Let's look closer at the Samsung NX2000 and Samsung ST93, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Samsung. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the NX2000 (20MP) and ST93 (16MP) and the NX2000 (APS-C) and ST93 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The NX2000 was introduced 2 years later than the ST93 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX2000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST93 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the NX2000 scores against the ST93 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX2000 and Samsung ST93. The whole galleries are available at Samsung NX2000 Gallery and Samsung ST93 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Samsung NX2000 provides outer dimensions of 119mm x 65mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.4") with a weight of 228 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Samsung ST93 has specifications of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Look at the Samsung NX2000 and Samsung ST93 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the NX2000 against the ST93.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the NX2000 and ST93 is 89 and 97 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NX2000 and ST93.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX2000 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX2000 will give extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger NX2000 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.