Samsung GX-1L vs Sony HX350

Its time to look much closer at the Samsung GX-1L vs Sony HX350, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the GX-1L (6MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the GX-1L (APS-C) and HX350 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The GX-1L was launched 11 years before the HX350 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the GX-1L scores vs the HX350 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung GX-1L & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung GX-1L Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung GX-1L offers physical dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs) while the Sony HX350 has sizing of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GX-1L compared to the HX350.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the GX-1L and HX350 is 69 and 62 respectively.

Often, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The graphic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-1L and HX350.

As you have seen, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX-1L due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX350 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older GX-1L is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.