Samsung CL80 vs Samsung GX-10

Its time to take a deeper look at the Samsung CL80 vs Samsung GX-10, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are offered by Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the CL80 (14MP) and GX-10 (10MP) and the CL80 (1/2.3") and GX-10 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The CL80 was brought out 3 years later than the GX-10 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the CL80 grades vs the GX-10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung CL80 & Samsung GX-10. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung CL80 Gallery & Samsung GX-10 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung CL80 has got exterior dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Samsung GX-10 has sizing of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the CL80 and the GX-10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CL80 and GX-10 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the gap in sensor sizing merely by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the CL80 and GX-10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The CL80 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Samsung CL80 will result in extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher CL80 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.