Samsung ST95 vs Sony RX1R II

Below is a detailed analysis of the Samsung ST95 versus Sony RX1R II, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the ST95 (16MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the ST95 (1/2.3") and RX1R II (Full frame) offer different sensor sizes.

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The ST95 was unveiled 5 years prior to the RX1R II and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST95 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the ST95 scores against the RX1R II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung ST95 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The full galleries are provided at Samsung ST95 Gallery & Sony RX1R II Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung ST95 enjoys outside dimensions of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony RX1R II has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

Look at the Samsung ST95 versus Sony RX1R II in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the ST95 against the RX1R II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the ST95 and RX1R II is 99 and 78 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST95 and RX1R II.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ST95 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX1R II will resolve greater detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images more aggressively. The older ST95 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.