Samsung NX3000 vs Sony TX55

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Samsung NX3000 and Sony TX55, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX3000 (20MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the NX3000 (APS-C) and TX55 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The NX3000 was revealed 2 years later than the TX55 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the NX3000 scores vs the TX55 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The full galleries are provided at Samsung NX3000 Gallery & Sony TX55 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX3000 provides physical dimensions of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) whilst the Sony TX55 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") having a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the NX3000 vs the TX55.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX3000 and TX55 is 89 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking specs. The visual below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX3000 and TX55.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX3000 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX3000 will resolve more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The younger NX3000 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.