Nikon D800 has a
36.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 3 processor. On the other hand, Samsung NX10 has a
15.0MP APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features DRIM Engine processor.
Nikon D800's sensor provides 21MP more than Samsung NX10's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the D800 and NX10 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D800 has a 2.4x Larger sensor area than Samsung NX10. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Nikon D800 and Samsung NX10 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, D800 has scored 95, 32 points higher than NX10.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D800 |
95 |
25.3 bits |
14.4 Evs |
2853 ISO |
Samsung NX10 |
63 |
22.8 bits |
10.8 Evs |
572 ISO |