Samsung GX-20 vs Sony W610

Lets examine more closely at the Samsung GX-20 vs Sony W610, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GX-20 (15MP) and the W610 (14MP) is pretty similar but the GX-20 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The GX-20 was introduced 5 years before the W610 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung GX-20 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the GX-20 scores vs the W610 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung GX-20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung GX-20 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung GX-20 has 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) whilst the Sony W610 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the GX-20 against the W610.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX-20 and W610 is 58 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The graphic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GX-20 and W610.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-20 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Samsung GX-20 will offer you more detail using its extra 1MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older GX-20 is going to be behind in sensor technology.