Samsung NX30 vs Sony A99 II

Following is a detailed review of the Samsung NX30 vs Sony A99 II, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and A99 II (Full frame) use different sensor sizing.

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The NX30 was introduced 3 years before the A99 II which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the NX30 matches up against the A99 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX30 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX30 features outside dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the NX30 vs the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX30 and A99 II is 75 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes merely by seeing specifications. The picture here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX30 and A99 II.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The NX30 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A99 II will provide more detail using its extra 22MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged NX30 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.