Samsung NX30 vs Sony NEX-5N

On this page, we will be comparing the Samsung NX30 versus Sony NEX-5N, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and NEX-5N (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The NX30 was revealed 2 years after the NEX-5N which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the NX30 scores against the NEX-5N in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX30 & Sony Alpha NEX-5N. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony NEX-5N Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX30 offers outer measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5N has measurements of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the NX30 against the NEX-5N.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX30 and NEX-5N is 75 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The image here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the NX30 and NEX-5N.

As you can see, both the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Samsung NX30 to offer you more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots more aggressively. The more modern NX30 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.