Samsung NX300 vs Sony WX5

Lets examine more closely at the Samsung NX300 and Sony WX5, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the NX300 (20MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the NX300 (APS-C) and WX5 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The NX300 was brought out 3 years after the WX5 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a short view of how the NX300 matches up against the WX5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX300 Gallery and Sony WX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX300 features exterior 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 WX5 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

See the Samsung NX300 and Sony WX5 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the NX300 and the WX5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NX300 and WX5 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NX300 and WX5.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The NX300 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung NX300 will give extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher NX300 will have an edge in sensor innovation.