Samsung NX300M vs Sony A900

Let's examine more in depth at the Samsung NX300M versus Sony A900, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the NX300M (20MP) and the A900 (25MP) is pretty comparable but the NX300M (APS-C) and A900 (Full frame) come with different sensor size.

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The NX300M was launched 4 years later than the A900 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX300M being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the NX300M matches up vs the A900 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX300M and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung NX300M Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung NX300M comes with outside measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") having a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs) and the Sony A900 has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the NX300M versus the A900.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the NX300M and A900 is 86 and 54 respectively.

Usually, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by going through a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the NX300M and A900.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX300M because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A900 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 5MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent NX300M should have an advantage in sensor tech.