Samsung NX30 vs Sony W550

Its time to look closer at the Samsung NX30 and Sony W550, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and W550 (14MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX30 was revealed 2 years later than the W550 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the NX30 grades vs the W550 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The full galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX30 enjoys external 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) and the Sony W550 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the NX30 compared to the W550.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the NX30 and W550 is 75 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the NX30 and W550.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The NX30 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX30 will produce greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The newer NX30 will have a benefit in sensor technology.