Casio EX-ZR400 vs Samsung GX-1L

Below is a thorough comparison of the Casio EX-ZR400 vs Samsung GX-1L, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Samsung. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the EX-ZR400 (16MP) and GX-1L (6MP) and the EX-ZR400 (1/2.3") and GX-1L (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-ZR400 was unveiled 7 years later than the GX-1L and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR400 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the EX-ZR400 matches up versus the GX-1L in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-ZR400 and Samsung GX-1L. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR400 Gallery and Samsung GX-1L Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR400 enjoys outer measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Samsung GX-1L has proportions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the EX-ZR400 against the GX-1L.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR400 and GX-1L is 92 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The visual underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-ZR400 and GX-1L.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR400 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Casio EX-ZR400 will show greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer EX-ZR400 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.