Samsung GX-1L vs Samsung WB250F

Below is a detailed assessment of the Samsung GX-1L vs Samsung WB250F, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are created by Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the GX-1L (6MP) and WB250F (14MP) and the GX-1L (APS-C) and WB250F (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The GX-1L was brought out 7 years earlier than the WB250F and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung WB250F being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GX-1L grades vs the WB250F when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-1L & Samsung WB250F. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung GX-1L Gallery & Samsung WB250F Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-1L offers exterior measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs) and the Samsung WB250F has proportions of 106mm x 62mm x 22mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the GX-1L against the WB250F.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX-1L and WB250F is 69 and 93 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX-1L and WB250F.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-1L featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung WB250F will show more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older GX-1L will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.