Olympus XZ-1 vs Samsung GX-20

Lets look much closer at the Olympus XZ-1 and Samsung GX-20, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and GX-20 (15MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and GX-20 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The XZ-1 was unveiled 3 years later than the GX-20 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-20 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a brief summation of how the XZ-1 grades vs the GX-20 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus XZ-1 & Samsung GX-20. The full galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Samsung GX-20 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 has outer measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Samsung GX-20 has proportions of 142mm x 101mm x 72mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the XZ-1 against the GX-20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and GX-20 is 88 and 58 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The photograph below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-1 and GX-20.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Samsung GX-20 will result in greater detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher XZ-1 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.