Epson R-D1 vs Samsung TL240

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Epson R-D1 and Samsung TL240, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Epson and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the R-D1 (6MP) and TL240 (14MP) and the R-D1 (APS-C) and TL240 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The R-D1 was released 6 years earlier than the TL240 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Epson R-D1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung TL240 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the R-D1 matches up vs the TL240 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Epson R-D1 & Samsung TL240. The complete galleries are provided at Epson R-D1 Gallery & Samsung TL240 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Epson R-D1 provides outer dimensions of 142mm x 89mm x 40mm (5.6" x 3.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs) whilst the Samsung TL240 has sizing of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the R-D1 vs the TL240.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the R-D1 and TL240 is 75 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The picture here may give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the R-D1 and TL240.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The R-D1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung TL240 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged R-D1 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.