Samsung DV300F vs Sony RX1

Let's look more closely at the Samsung DV300F vs Sony RX1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the DV300F (16MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the DV300F (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The DV300F was announced 13 months before the RX1 which makes them a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung DV300F being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the DV300F scores versus the RX1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung DV300F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The whole galleries are available at Samsung DV300F Gallery and Sony RX1 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung DV300F has external dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony RX1 has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

Check the Samsung DV300F vs Sony RX1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the DV300F versus the RX1.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the DV300F and RX1 is 96 and 79 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by looking through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the DV300F and RX1.

As you can see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The DV300F using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX1 will render more detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged DV300F will be behind in sensor tech.