Samsung GX-10 vs Sony RX10

The following is a detailed analysis of the Samsung GX-10 and Sony RX10, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and RX10 (1") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The GX-10 was revealed 8 years before the RX10 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the GX-10 scores vs the RX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung GX-10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The full galleries are available at Samsung GX-10 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung GX-10 has external dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

See the Samsung GX-10 and Sony RX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the GX-10 vs the RX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX-10 and RX10 is 59 and 58 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out specifications. The image here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-10 and RX10.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GX-10 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 will provide extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GX-10 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.