Samsung SH100 vs Sony RX10 II

On this page, we are evaluating the Samsung SH100 vs Sony RX10 II, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the SH100 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the SH100 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") have totally different sensor size.

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The SH100 was introduced 5 years earlier than the RX10 II which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the SH100 matches up vs the RX10 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SH100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung SH100 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung SH100 has outside measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II 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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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the SH100 compared to the RX10 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH100 and RX10 II is 99 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing technical specs. The pic here should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SH100 and RX10 II.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SH100 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will render more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged SH100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.