Samsung EX2F vs Sony RX1

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung EX2F vs Sony RX1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the EX2F (12MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the EX2F (1/1.7") and RX1 (Full frame) boast different sensor size.

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The EX2F was introduced 2 months prior to the RX1 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung EX2F being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the EX2F scores versus the RX1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung EX2F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung EX2F Gallery and Sony RX1 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung EX2F offers physical dimensions of 112mm x 62mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1 has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the EX2F vs the RX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX2F and RX1 is 90 and 79 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by going through specs. The image here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX2F and RX1.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The EX2F having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX1 will provide more detail using its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively.