Samsung NX5 vs Sony W510

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Samsung NX5 vs Sony W510, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the NX5 (15MP) and W510 (12MP) and the NX5 (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The NX5 was released 7 months earlier than the W510 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the NX5 scores vs the W510 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX5 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX5 comes with exterior measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") along with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony W510 has measurements of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the NX5 versus the W510.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX5 and W510 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the NX5 and W510.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NX5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX5 will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 3MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots much more aggressively. The older NX5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.