Samsung NX300 vs Sony TX66

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Samsung NX300 versus Sony TX66, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the NX300 (20MP) and the TX66 (18MP) is pretty comparable but the NX300 (APS-C) and TX66 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The NX300 was introduced 22 months later than the TX66 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NX300 scores against the TX66 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung NX300 Gallery & Sony TX66 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX300 provides physical 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) whilst the Sony TX66 has dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check out the Samsung NX300 versus Sony TX66 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the NX300 versus the TX66.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the NX300 and TX66 is 86 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the NX300 and TX66.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX300 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung NX300 will show greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern NX300 will have a benefit in sensor innovation.