Samsung SH100 vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung SH100 and Sony RX100 VII, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the SH100 (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the SH100 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") possess different sensor measurements.

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The SH100 was manufactured 9 years prior to the RX100 VII which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the SH100 scores vs the RX100 VII in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SH100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung SH100 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung SH100 enjoys outer 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) and the Sony RX100 VII has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the SH100 against the RX100 VII.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH100 and RX100 VII is 99 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specifications. The image below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SH100 and RX100 VII.

To sum up, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SH100 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony RX100 VII will offer you more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged SH100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.