Samsung GX-10 vs Samsung PL200

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung GX-10 and Samsung PL200, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Samsung. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and PL200 (14MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and PL200 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The GX-10 was announced 4 years before the PL200 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the GX-10 grades versus the PL200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-10 & Samsung PL200. The whole galleries are available at Samsung GX-10 Gallery & Samsung PL200 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Samsung GX-10 comes with exterior dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) while the Samsung PL200 has specifications of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

Analyze the Samsung GX-10 and Samsung PL200 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the GX-10 versus the PL200.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the GX-10 and PL200 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through technical specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-10 and PL200.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-10 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung PL200 will resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older GX-10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.