Samsung PL120 vs Sony RX10

Below is a detailed overview of the Samsung PL120 versus Sony RX10, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the PL120 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the PL120 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The PL120 was released 4 years before the RX10 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung PL120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the PL120 scores vs the RX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung PL120 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung PL120 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung PL120 provides external dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the PL120 versus the RX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the PL120 and RX10 is 99 and 58 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The visual below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the PL120 and RX10.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PL120 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older PL120 is going to be behind in sensor technology.