Samsung NX300 vs Sony H50

Lets look more closely at the Samsung NX300 and Sony H50, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the NX300 (20MP) and H50 (9MP) and the NX300 (APS-C) and H50 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The NX300 was announced 4 years later than the H50 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NX300 matches up versus the H50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung NX300 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX300 enjoys external measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs) and the Sony H50 has dimensions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung NX300 and Sony H50 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the NX300 versus the H50.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the NX300 and H50 is 86 and 69 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The visual underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the NX300 and H50.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX300 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX300 will offer greater detail with its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more recent NX300 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.