Samsung GX-10 vs Sony TX10

Let's look a little more in depth at the Samsung GX-10 vs Sony TX10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and TX10 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The GX-10 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the TX10 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the GX-10 matches up against the TX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung GX-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung GX-10 Gallery & Sony TX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung GX-10 comes with outside dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) and the Sony TX10 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the GX-10 compared to the TX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX-10 and TX10 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through specifications. The pic below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-10 and TX10.

To sum up, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GX-10 having a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX10 will provide you with greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GX-10 will be behind in sensor technology.