Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets take a deeper look at the Samsung Galaxy Camera versus Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is very comparable but the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy Camera was introduced 7 years before the RX100 VII and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the Galaxy Camera grades against the RX100 VII in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera has outer dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") having a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the Galaxy Camera compared to the RX100 VII.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy Camera and RX100 VII is 90 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The photograph here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera and RX100 VII.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Galaxy Camera with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will provide extra detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older Galaxy Camera will be behind in sensor technology.