Samsung NX30 vs Sony W650

Here, we will be matching up the Samsung NX30 vs Sony W650, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and W650 (16MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and W650 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The NX30 was released 2 years later than the W650 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the NX30 matches up against the W650 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX30 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX30 features external measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") having a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the NX30 against the W650.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NX30 and W650 is 75 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through specs. The visual below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the NX30 and W650.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The NX30 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX30 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger NX30 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.