Samsung GX-1S vs Samsung WB30F

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Samsung GX-1S and Samsung WB30F, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Samsung. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the GX-1S (6MP) and WB30F (16MP) and the GX-1S (APS-C) and WB30F (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GX-1S was manufactured 8 years prior to the WB30F and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-1S being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung WB30F being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a brief view of how the GX-1S grades against the WB30F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-1S & Samsung WB30F. The entire galleries are available at Samsung GX-1S Gallery & Samsung WB30F Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Samsung GX-1S features outside measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) and the Samsung WB30F has sizing of 98mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the GX-1S compared to the WB30F.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the GX-1S and WB30F is 68 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GX-1S and WB30F.

To sum up, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-1S due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB30F will render greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older GX-1S will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.