Samsung NX300 vs Sony A7S III

Its time to take a closer look at the Samsung NX300 and Sony A7S III, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the NX300 (20MP) and A7S III (12MP) and the NX300 (APS-C) and A7S III (Full frame) possess different sensor measurements.

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The NX300 was revealed 7 years earlier than the A7S III which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A7S III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the NX300 grades against the A7S III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX300 & Sony Alpha A7S III. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung NX300 Gallery & Sony A7S III Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX300 features outer dimensions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs) and the Sony A7S III has dimensions of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the NX300 against the A7S III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the NX300 and A7S III is 86 and 61 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The picture below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX300 and A7S III.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX300 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Samsung NX300 will give extra detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged NX300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.