Samsung NX2000 vs Sony WX30

Its time to look a little more closely at the Samsung NX2000 vs Sony WX30, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the NX2000 (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the NX2000 (APS-C) and WX30 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The NX2000 was revealed 2 years later than the WX30 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX2000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the NX2000 scores vs the WX30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX2000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The full galleries are provided at Samsung NX2000 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX2000 has external dimensions of 119mm x 65mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 228 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony WX30 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Samsung NX2000 vs Sony WX30 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the NX2000 vs the WX30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX2000 and WX30 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specs. The graphic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX2000 and WX30.

All in all, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The NX2000 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX2000 will give greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more modern NX2000 should have an advantage in sensor technology.