Samsung NX30 vs Sony H55

Lets look closer at the Samsung NX30 versus Sony H55, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and H55 (14MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The NX30 was brought out 3 years later than the H55 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the NX30 matches up versus the H55 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung NX30 offers outer 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 Sony H55 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the NX30 vs the H55.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX30 and H55 is 75 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the NX30 and H55.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX30 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Samsung NX30 will provide you with more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots much more aggressively. The more modern NX30 should have an edge in sensor tech.