Samsung NX5 vs Sony W650

The following is a detailed comparison of the Samsung NX5 vs Sony W650, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the NX5 (15MP) and the W650 (16MP) is very well matched but the NX5 (APS-C) and W650 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The NX5 was introduced 19 months before the W650 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the NX5 scores against the W650 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung NX5 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung NX5 features external dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") having a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the NX5 versus the W650.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the NX5 and W650 is 80 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through technical specs. The image below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX5 and W650.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NX5 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W650 will resolve extra detail using its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged NX5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.