Samsung GX-10 vs Sony W610

Let's take a deeper look at the Samsung GX-10 and Sony W610, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the GX-10 (10MP) and W610 (14MP) and the GX-10 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX-10 was introduced 6 years before the W610 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GX-10 scores vs the W610 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung GX-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are available at Samsung GX-10 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung GX-10 features physical dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung GX-10 and Sony W610 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the GX-10 versus the W610.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the GX-10 and W610 is 59 and 97 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing specifications. The photograph underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-10 and W610.

To sum up, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-10 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W610 will result in greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older GX-10 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.