Samsung NX5 vs Samsung SL620

Lets look a little more closely at the Samsung NX5 and Samsung SL620, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both are created by Samsung. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the NX5 (15MP) and SL620 (12MP) and the NX5 (APS-C) and SL620 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a Landslide

The NX5 was launched 16 months after the SL620 making the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SL620 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the NX5 matches up versus the SL620 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX5 and Samsung SL620. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX5 Gallery and Samsung SL620 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX5 comes with external dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") and a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Samsung SL620 has measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs).

Analyze the Samsung NX5 and Samsung SL620 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the NX5 vs the SL620.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the NX5 and SL620 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The pic here may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX5 and SL620.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX5 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX5 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 3MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more modern NX5 provides a benefit in sensor technology.