Samsung GX-10 vs Sony H200

Let's look a little more closely at the Samsung GX-10 and Sony H200, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and H200 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX-10 was unveiled 7 years prior to the H200 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the GX-10 matches up versus the H200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung GX-10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The full galleries are provided at Samsung GX-10 Gallery and Sony H200 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung GX-10 provides outer measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) and the Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

Compare the Samsung GX-10 and Sony H200 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the GX-10 compared to the H200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX-10 and H200 is 59 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The picture below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX-10 and H200.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GX-10 using its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony H200 will give you more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GX-10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.