Samsung NX30 vs Samsung ST700

Lets look more in depth at the Samsung NX30 and Samsung ST700, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Samsung. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and ST700 (16MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and ST700 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The NX30 was unveiled 3 years later than the ST700 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST700 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NX30 grades vs the ST700 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX30 & Samsung ST700. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Samsung ST700 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX30 offers exterior measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST700 has measurements of 99mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the NX30 compared to the ST700.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the NX30 and ST700 is 75 and 99 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The visual here will give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX30 and ST700.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX30 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX30 will result in greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos way more aggressively. The younger NX30 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.