Samsung NX500 vs Sony H50

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung NX500 versus Sony H50, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the NX500 (28MP) and H50 (9MP) and the NX500 (APS-C) and H50 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NX500 was manufactured 6 years later than the H50 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the NX500 scores against the H50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung NX500 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX500 features outside measurements 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 H50 has dimensions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") having a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the NX500 and the H50.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the NX500 and H50 is 87 and 69 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The graphic here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the NX500 and H50.

To sum up, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The NX500 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Samsung NX500 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 19 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The more modern NX500 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.