Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung GX-10

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus XZ-10 versus Samsung GX-10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. The image resolution of the XZ-10 (12MP) and the GX-10 (10MP) is fairly well matched but the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and GX-10 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-10 was released 6 years later than the GX-10 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the XZ-10 grades vs the GX-10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Samsung GX-10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Samsung GX-10 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-10 enjoys outside dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Samsung GX-10 has proportions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the XZ-10 versus the GX-10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and GX-10 is 91 and 59 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The graphic below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and GX-10.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus XZ-10 will give more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher XZ-10 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.