Samsung GX-20 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G

Below is a complete comparison of the Samsung GX-20 and Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Samsung. The sensor resolution of the GX-20 (15MP) and the Galaxy Camera 4G (16MP) is fairly similar but the GX-20 (APS-C) and Galaxy Camera 4G (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The GX-20 was launched 5 years prior to the Galaxy Camera 4G and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung GX-20 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the GX-20 matches up against the Galaxy Camera 4G in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung GX-20 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G. The complete galleries are available at Samsung GX-20 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung GX-20 features outside dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 72mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G has specifications of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the GX-20 against the Galaxy Camera 4G.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX-20 and Galaxy Camera 4G is 58 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by reading a spec sheet. The photograph underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-20 and Galaxy Camera 4G.

As you can see, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX-20 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 1MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The older GX-20 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.