Samsung GX-10 vs Sony A550

Lets take a closer look at the Samsung GX-10 vs Sony A550, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and A550 (14MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The GX-10 was brought out 4 years prior to the A550 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the GX-10 matches up versus the A550 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung GX-10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A550. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung GX-10 Gallery & Sony A550 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung GX-10 comes with outer 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 Sony A550 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the GX-10 vs the A550.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX-10 and A550 is 59 and 63 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to see the difference between sensor sizing only by checking specs. The visual here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-10 and A550.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Sony A550 to give you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older GX-10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.