Samsung GX-10 vs Sony HX300

Its time to look more in depth at the Samsung GX-10 vs Sony HX300, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and HX300 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The GX-10 was brought out 7 years prior to the HX300 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summation of how the GX-10 matches up against the HX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung GX-10 Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-10 offers outside dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Sony HX300 has proportions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") along with a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the GX-10 compared to the HX300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX-10 and HX300 is 59 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes only by researching technical specs. The picture below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-10 and HX300.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GX-10 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony HX300 will render more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged GX-10 will be behind in sensor innovation.