Samsung NX2000 vs Sony RX100 VA

Lets look more closely at the Samsung NX2000 versus Sony RX100 VA, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the NX2000 (20MP) and the RX100 VA (20MP) is fairly well matched but the NX2000 (APS-C) and RX100 VA (1") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The NX2000 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the RX100 VA and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX2000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NX2000 scores versus the RX100 VA with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX2000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX2000 Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX2000 enjoys external measurements of 119mm x 65mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.4") with a weight of 228 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VA has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the NX2000 against the RX100 VA.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NX2000 and RX100 VA is 89 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX2000 and RX100 VA.

Clearly, both the cameras provide the same megapixels but not the same sensor measurements. The NX2000 offers the larger sensor which should make getting shallower DOF simpler. The older NX2000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.