Samsung GX-10 vs Samsung WB50F

Here, we are looking at the Samsung GX-10 versus Samsung WB50F, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Samsung. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and WB50F (16MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and WB50F (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX-10 was unveiled 8 years before the WB50F which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung WB50F being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the GX-10 grades vs the WB50F for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung GX-10 and Samsung WB50F. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung GX-10 Gallery and Samsung WB50F Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-10 comes with physical dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Samsung WB50F has proportions of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the GX-10 versus the WB50F.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX-10 and WB50F is 59 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions simply by checking out specs. The picture below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-10 and WB50F.

All in all, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX-10 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Samsung WB50F will show more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged GX-10 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.