Samsung GX-20 vs Sony WX30

Let's look a little more in depth at the Samsung GX-20 versus Sony WX30, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. The resolution of the GX-20 (15MP) and the WX30 (16MP) is fairly close but the GX-20 (APS-C) and WX30 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX-20 was brought out 4 years prior to the WX30 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung GX-20 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the GX-20 grades vs the WX30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung GX-20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The entire galleries are available at Samsung GX-20 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Samsung GX-20 offers physical dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 72mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Sony WX30 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Samsung GX-20 versus Sony WX30 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the GX-20 against the WX30.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the GX-20 and WX30 is 58 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing specifications. The graphic here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX-20 and WX30.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX-20 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving bokeh easier and the Sony WX30 will render greater detail having its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older GX-20 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.