Samsung GX-10 vs Sony W320

Let's look a bit more closely at the Samsung GX-10 vs Sony W320, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and W320 (14MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and W320 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The GX-10 was introduced 4 years prior to the W320 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short introduction of how the GX-10 matches up against the W320 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung GX-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung GX-10 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you should consider its weight and dimensions. The Samsung GX-10 comes with 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) while the Sony W320 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Samsung GX-10 vs Sony W320 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the GX-10 compared to the W320.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the GX-10 and W320 is 59 and 97 respectively.

Often, it is hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-10 and W320.

As you can see, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-10 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony W320 will deliver more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots more aggressively. The older GX-10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.