Samsung NX3000 vs Sony W370

Here is a extended comparison of the Samsung NX3000 and Sony W370, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX3000 (20MP) and W370 (14MP) and the NX3000 (APS-C) and W370 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The NX3000 was launched 4 years later than the W370 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief overview of how the NX3000 scores against the W370 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX3000 Gallery & Sony W370 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX3000 has got outer measurements of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Sony W370 has proportions of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the NX3000 compared to the W370.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX3000 and W370 is 89 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing purely by going over specifications. The visual below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the NX3000 and W370.

To sum up, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NX3000 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX3000 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The newer NX3000 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.