Samsung NX3000 vs Sony WX80

The following is a extensive assessment of the Samsung NX3000 vs Sony WX80, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the NX3000 (20MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the NX3000 (APS-C) and WX80 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The NX3000 was brought out 17 months after the WX80 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short highlight of how the NX3000 matches up vs the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX3000 Gallery and Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung NX3000 has got outside measurements of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) whilst the Sony WX80 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the NX3000 versus the WX80.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX3000 and WX80 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The picture below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the NX3000 and WX80.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX3000 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung NX3000 will give extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more modern NX3000 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.