Samsung NX500 vs Sony A7R IV

In this write-up, we will be contrasting the Samsung NX500 and Sony A7R IV, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the NX500 (28MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the NX500 (APS-C) and A7R IV (Full frame) enjoy different sensor size.

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The NX500 was released 5 years before the A7R IV and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the NX500 grades vs the A7R IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung NX500 & Sony Alpha A7R IV. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung NX500 Gallery & Sony A7R IV Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX500 comes with external dimensions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the Sony A7R IV has dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the NX500 versus the A7R IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NX500 and A7R IV is 87 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX500 and A7R IV.

To sum up, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NX500 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A7R IV will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 33MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older NX500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.