Samsung GX-1L vs Sony RX10 II

On this page, we will be analyzing the Samsung GX-1L and Sony RX10 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the GX-1L (6MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the GX-1L (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GX-1L was manufactured 10 years prior to the RX10 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the GX-1L scores against the RX10 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung GX-1L & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are available at Samsung GX-1L Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Samsung GX-1L has exterior dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the GX-1L against the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GX-1L and RX10 II is 69 and 58 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-1L and RX10 II.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GX-1L due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 II will offer you greater detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older GX-1L is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.