Samsung GX-10 vs Sony RX100 II

Below is a complete comparison of the Samsung GX-10 and Sony RX100 II, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and RX100 II (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The GX-10 was manufactured 7 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the GX-10 scores vs the RX100 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung GX-10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung GX-10 Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-10 enjoys external 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 RX100 II has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Analyze the Samsung GX-10 and Sony RX100 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the GX-10 against the RX100 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the GX-10 and RX100 II is 59 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the GX-10 and RX100 II.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GX-10 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 II will give you more detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older GX-10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.