Samsung NX30 vs Sony RX100 V

Here is a extended comparison of the Samsung NX30 versus Sony RX100 V, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. The resolution of the NX30 (20MP) and the RX100 V (20MP) is pretty comparable but the NX30 (APS-C) and RX100 V (1") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX30 was introduced 3 years prior to the RX100 V and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the NX30 scores against the RX100 V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung NX30 has physical 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) whilst the Sony RX100 V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

See the Samsung NX30 versus Sony RX100 V in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the NX30 compared to the RX100 V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX30 and RX100 V is 75 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the NX30 and RX100 V.

Plainly, each of the cameras offer the same exact megapixels albeit not the same sensor sizing. The NX30 has got the bigger sensor which should make obtaining shallower depth of field simpler. The older NX30 will be behind in sensor innovation.