Samsung NX30 vs Sony A700

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Samsung NX30 and Sony A700, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and A700 (12MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The NX30 was released 6 years later than the A700 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the NX30 matches up vs the A700 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX30 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony A700 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung NX30 has outer 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 Sony A700 has specifications of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") along with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the NX30 vs the A700.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX30 and A700 is 75 and 58 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX30 and A700.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Samsung NX30 to give you extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more modern NX30 will have an advantage in sensor technology.