Samsung NX30 vs Samsung WB800F

Lets look more closely at the Samsung NX30 and Samsung WB800F, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Samsung. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and WB800F (16MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and WB800F (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The NX30 was revealed 13 months after the WB800F which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB800F being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the NX30 matches up vs the WB800F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX30 and Samsung WB800F. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery and Samsung WB800F Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX30 has got 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) and the Samsung WB800F has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 22mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the NX30 against the WB800F.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the NX30 and WB800F is 75 and 92 respectively.

Generally, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes simply by looking at specifications. The image here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX30 and WB800F.

Plainly, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NX30 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung NX30 will resolve more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more recent NX30 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.