Samsung NX500 vs Sony HX90V

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung NX500 and Sony HX90V, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the NX500 (28MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the NX500 (APS-C) and HX90V (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The NX500 was released 2 months prior to the HX90V and they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the NX500 scores vs the HX90V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX500 Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung NX500 has got outer dimensions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) and the Sony HX90V has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the NX500 compared to the HX90V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX500 and HX90V is 87 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out a spec sheet. The picture underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX500 and HX90V.

As you can see, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NX500 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung NX500 will show more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively.