Panasonic G10 vs Samsung NX1100

Below is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic G10 and Samsung NX1100, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by brands Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and NX1100 (20MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and NX1100 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The G10 was released 3 years prior to the NX1100 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX1100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the G10 matches up vs the NX1100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 and Samsung NX1100. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic G10 Gallery and Samsung NX1100 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G10 comes with outside dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Samsung NX1100 has measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the G10 versus the NX1100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G10 and NX1100 is 72 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the G10 and NX1100.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G10 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX1100 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The older G10 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.