Samsung NX5 vs Sony RX100 VA

Below is a thorough review of the Samsung NX5 and Sony RX100 VA, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the NX5 (15MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the NX5 (APS-C) and RX100 VA (1") provide totally different sensor size.

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The NX5 was announced 9 years earlier than the RX100 VA and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the NX5 scores against the RX100 VA in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The whole galleries are provided at Samsung NX5 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you should consider its weight and volume. The Samsung NX5 enjoys exterior measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VA has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the NX5 compared to the RX100 VA.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the NX5 and RX100 VA is 80 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The visual underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the NX5 and RX100 VA.

All in all, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The NX5 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will offer you more detail with its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older NX5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.