Samsung NX500 vs Sony TX66

Following is a in-depth analysis of the Samsung NX500 and Sony TX66, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the NX500 (28MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the NX500 (APS-C) and TX66 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The NX500 was launched 2 years after the TX66 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the NX500 scores against the TX66 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The complete galleries are available at Samsung NX500 Gallery & Sony TX66 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung NX500 enjoys outside dimensions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) while the Sony TX66 has sizing of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the NX500 against the TX66.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NX500 and TX66 is 87 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading specs. The picture below will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NX500 and TX66.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NX500 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX500 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern NX500 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.