Samsung GX-1S vs Sony TX55

Here, we are evaluating the Samsung GX-1S vs Sony TX55, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the GX-1S (6MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the GX-1S (APS-C) and TX55 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The GX-1S was announced 6 years prior to the TX55 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-1S being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple view of how the GX-1S grades vs the TX55 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung GX-1S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The whole galleries are available at Samsung GX-1S Gallery & Sony TX55 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung GX-1S enjoys outside measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) and the Sony TX55 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") accompanied by a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the GX-1S vs the TX55.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX-1S and TX55 is 68 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX-1S and TX55.

Clearly, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX-1S using its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX55 will provide you with more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older GX-1S will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.