Samsung GX-1L vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Samsung GX-1L vs Sony RX100 III, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GX-1L (6MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the GX-1L (APS-C) and RX100 III (1") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The GX-1L was introduced 9 years prior to the RX100 III which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the GX-1L scores against the RX100 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-1L & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung GX-1L Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Samsung GX-1L offers outer dimensions 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 Sony RX100 III has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Examine the Samsung GX-1L vs Sony RX100 III in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the GX-1L versus the RX100 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX-1L and RX100 III is 69 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to see the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-1L and RX100 III.

Clearly, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GX-1L having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 III will give extra detail using its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged GX-1L is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.