Samsung NX5 vs Sony HX5

Let's look a little more closely at the Samsung NX5 versus Sony HX5, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX5 (15MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the NX5 (APS-C) and HX5 (1/2.4") feature different sensor sizing.

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The NX5 was launched around the same time to the HX5 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the NX5 scores vs the HX5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX5 Gallery and Sony HX5 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX5 comes with external dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung NX5 versus Sony HX5 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the NX5 vs the HX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX5 and HX5 is 80 and 92 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX5 and HX5.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX5 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Samsung NX5 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 5MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos much more aggressively.