Samsung NX30 vs Sony T99

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung NX30 and Sony T99, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and T99 (14MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and T99 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The NX30 was announced 3 years later than the T99 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the NX30 grades vs the T99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The whole galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery and Sony T99 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung NX30 has got 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 T99 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the NX30 against the T99.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX30 and T99 is 75 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX30 and T99.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX30 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung NX30 will provide greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern NX30 will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.