Samsung NX10 vs Sony RX100 VI

Below is a detailed overview of the Samsung NX10 and Sony RX100 VI, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the NX10 (15MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the NX10 (APS-C) and RX100 VI (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The NX10 was unveiled 9 years before the RX100 VI and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the NX10 matches up vs the RX100 VI in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung NX10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung NX10 Gallery and Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung NX10 has got exterior dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") having a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") having a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the NX10 vs the RX100 VI.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the NX10 and RX100 VI is 80 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading technical specs. The visual underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NX10 and RX100 VI.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NX10 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will offer more detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older NX10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.