Samsung SL102 vs Sony RX100 V

On this page, we are looking at the Samsung SL102 vs Sony RX100 V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SL102 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the SL102 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SL102 was manufactured 8 years prior to the RX100 V which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung SL102 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a simple view of how the SL102 matches up versus the RX100 V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SL102 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The entire galleries are available at Samsung SL102 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Samsung SL102 provides external measurements of 90mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SL102 against the RX100 V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SL102 and RX100 V is 96 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching technical specs. The picture here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SL102 and RX100 V.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SL102 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 V will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged SL102 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.