Samsung NX30 vs Samsung PL170

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung NX30 versus Samsung PL170, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Samsung. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and PL170 (16MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and PL170 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The NX30 was revealed 3 years later than the PL170 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung PL170 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise view of how the NX30 matches up against the PL170 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX30 and Samsung PL170. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery and Samsung PL170 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX30 has physical dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") having a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) and the Samsung PL170 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

See the Samsung NX30 versus Samsung PL170 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the NX30 vs the PL170.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX30 and PL170 is 75 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The photograph here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX30 and PL170.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NX30 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung NX30 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The more recent NX30 should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.