Panasonic LX3 vs Samsung WB50F

Below is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic LX3 versus Samsung WB50F, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Samsung. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the LX3 (10MP) and WB50F (16MP) and the LX3 (1/1.63") and WB50F (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The LX3 was released 6 years before the WB50F and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the LX3 grades versus the WB50F when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 and Samsung WB50F. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic LX3 Gallery and Samsung WB50F Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX3 enjoys external dimensions of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) while the Samsung WB50F has sizing of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") having a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the LX3 and the WB50F.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the LX3 and WB50F is 91 and 92 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX3 and WB50F.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The LX3 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung WB50F will provide more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older LX3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.