Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony RX10 II

Its time to look a little more closely at the Samsung Galaxy Camera and Sony RX10 II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is fairly similar but the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") have different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy Camera was launched 3 years prior to the RX10 II which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the Galaxy Camera scores versus the RX10 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera enjoys external measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Check the Samsung Galaxy Camera and Sony RX10 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the Galaxy Camera against the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera and RX10 II is 90 and 58 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading specs. The pic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Galaxy Camera and RX10 II.

All in all, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX10 II will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The more aged Galaxy Camera is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.