Samsung ST100 vs Sony RX100 V

Let's look a bit more closely at the Samsung ST100 versus Sony RX100 V, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the ST100 (14MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the ST100 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The ST100 was released 7 years before the RX100 V which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the ST100 grades versus the RX100 V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung ST100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The complete galleries are available at Samsung ST100 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST100 provides outer dimensions of 100mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the ST100 against the RX100 V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST100 and RX100 V is 95 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The picture here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST100 and RX100 V.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The ST100 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony RX100 V will give you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged ST100 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.