Samsung NX30 vs Sony HX90V

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung NX30 vs Sony HX90V, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the NX30 (20MP) and the HX90V (18MP) is pretty well matched but the NX30 (APS-C) and HX90V (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The NX30 was launched 15 months earlier than the HX90V which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the NX30 scores against the HX90V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Samsung NX30 comes with external dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") with a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the NX30 against the HX90V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX30 and HX90V is 75 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking a spec sheet. The picture below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX30 and HX90V.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NX30 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX30 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged NX30 is going to be behind in sensor tech.