Samsung NX300 vs Sony S950

On this page, we will be comparing the Samsung NX300 and Sony S950, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the NX300 (20MP) and S950 (10MP) and the NX300 (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The NX300 was released 4 years later than the S950 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the NX300 grades vs the S950 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX300 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX300 enjoys external measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs) whilst the Sony S950 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the NX300 vs the S950.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the NX300 and S950 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the NX300 and S950.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX300 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The newer NX300 should have a benefit in sensor technology.