Samsung NX300 vs Sony WX80

Let's look much closer at the Samsung NX300 vs Sony WX80, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX300 (20MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the NX300 (APS-C) and WX80 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The NX300 was released 11 months later than the WX80 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the NX300 matches up against the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX300 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX300 features physical dimensions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs) and the Sony WX80 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the NX300 compared to the WX80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX300 and WX80 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizing merely by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX300 and WX80.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NX300 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Samsung NX300 will give more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern NX300 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.