Samsung GX-20 vs Samsung WB210

Let's look more closely at the Samsung GX-20 and Samsung WB210, 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 WB210 (14MP) is very well matched but the GX-20 (APS-C) and WB210 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The GX-20 was announced 4 years earlier than the WB210 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-20 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the GX-20 scores vs the WB210 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung GX-20 & Samsung WB210. The whole galleries are available at Samsung GX-20 Gallery & Samsung WB210 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-20 enjoys outer dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 72mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Samsung WB210 has proportions of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the GX-20 and the WB210.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX-20 and WB210 is 58 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-20 and WB210.

As you can see, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GX-20 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung GX-20 will give you more detail with its extra 1MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older GX-20 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.