Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony RX1

Here is a thorough comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Camera versus Sony RX1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The Galaxy Camera was unveiled within a month of the RX1 and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the Galaxy Camera matches up against the RX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The full galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung Galaxy Camera provides external dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") along with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony RX1 has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the Galaxy Camera versus the RX1.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy Camera and RX1 is 90 and 79 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing purely by going over technical specs. The graphic here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Galaxy Camera and RX1.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The Galaxy Camera with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX1 will deliver extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively.