Samsung SL30 vs Sony RX1R II

On this page, we will be looking at the Samsung SL30 versus Sony RX1R II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and RX1R II (Full frame) have totally different sensor size.

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The SL30 was manufactured 7 years earlier than the RX1R II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the SL30 scores vs the RX1R II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SL30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The entire galleries are available at Samsung SL30 Gallery & Sony RX1R II Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung SL30 enjoys outer dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1R II has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the SL30 compared to the RX1R II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the SL30 and RX1R II is 95 and 78 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SL30 and RX1R II.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SL30 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX1R II will give you extra detail due to its extra 32 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older SL30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.