Samsung GX-1L vs Samsung HZ35W

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung GX-1L vs Samsung HZ35W, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Samsung. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX-1L (6MP) and HZ35W (12MP) and the GX-1L (APS-C) and HZ35W (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The GX-1L was announced 5 years earlier than the HZ35W which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung HZ35W being a Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the GX-1L matches up versus the HZ35W in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-1L & Samsung HZ35W. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung GX-1L Gallery & Samsung HZ35W Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung GX-1L offers outside measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs) and the Samsung HZ35W has measurements of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the GX-1L vs the HZ35W.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX-1L and HZ35W is 69 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading through specifications. The image here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GX-1L and HZ35W.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GX-1L having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung HZ35W will give you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged GX-1L is going to be behind in sensor technology.