Samsung NX300 vs Sony RX100 IV

Lets look a little more closely at the Samsung NX300 vs Sony RX100 IV, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the NX300 (20MP) and the RX100 IV (20MP) is very well matched but the NX300 (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") posses different sensor size.

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The NX300 was announced 18 months prior to the RX100 IV making them a generation away from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the NX300 grades vs the RX100 IV in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung NX300 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX300 provides exterior measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the NX300 versus the RX100 IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX300 and RX100 IV is 86 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by checking a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NX300 and RX100 IV.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide the same megapixels but different sensor dimensions. The NX300 features the larger sensor which should make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The more aged NX300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.