Samsung NX30 vs Sony W690

Here, we are looking at the Samsung NX30 and Sony W690, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the NX30 (20MP) and W690 (16MP) and the NX30 (APS-C) and W690 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The NX30 was brought out 23 months after the W690 making them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the NX30 scores versus the W690 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung NX30 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung NX30 comes with external 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) while the Sony W690 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Contrast the Samsung NX30 and Sony W690 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the NX30 vs the W690.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the NX30 and W690 is 75 and 95 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through specifications. The picture below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX30 and W690.

Plainly, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX30 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX30 will give you more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more recent NX30 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.