Samsung NX30 vs Samsung ST65

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Samsung NX30 and Samsung ST65, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and ST65 (14MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and ST65 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX30 was revealed 3 years later than the ST65 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST65 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the NX30 scores vs the ST65 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX30 & Samsung ST65. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Samsung ST65 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX30 has outside dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") having a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST65 has dimensions of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung NX30 and Samsung ST65 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the NX30 versus the ST65.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX30 and ST65 is 75 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX30 and ST65.

All in all, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The NX30 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung NX30 will give you extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The fresher NX30 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.