Samsung GX-1S vs Sony HX300

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung GX-1S vs Sony HX300, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the GX-1S (6MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the GX-1S (APS-C) and HX300 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The GX-1S was launched 8 years before the HX300 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung GX-1S being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the GX-1S matches up versus the HX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung GX-1S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung GX-1S Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-1S features outside dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has proportions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the GX-1S and the HX300.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the GX-1S and HX300 is 68 and 63 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-1S and HX300.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GX-1S because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX300 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older GX-1S is going to be behind in sensor innovation.