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Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1

Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
45
Overall
40
Samsung WB210 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 front
Portability
67
Imaging
32
Features
36
Overall
33

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Key Specs

Samsung WB210
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600 (Increase to 3200)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-288mm (F2.9-5.9) lens
  • 174g - 101 x 59 x 22mm
  • Revealed July 2011
Sony HX1
(Full Review)
  • 9MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1440 x 1080 video
  • 28-560mm (F2.8-5.2) lens
  • 544g - 115 x 83 x 92mm
  • Introduced April 2009
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Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Overview

Lets look much closer at the Samsung WB210 versus Sony HX1, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the WB210 (14MP) and HX1 (9MP) and the WB210 (1/2.3") and HX1 (1/2.4") provide different sensor measurements.

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The WB210 was brought out 2 years later than the HX1 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the WB210 matches up versus the HX1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Samsung WB210 over the Sony HX1

 WB210 HX1 
IntroducedJuly 2011April 2009More recent by 28 months
Display size3.5"3"Larger display (+0.5")
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony HX1 over the Samsung WB210

 HX1 WB210 
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution230k1kClearer display (+229k dot)

Common features in the Samsung WB210 and Sony HX1

 WB210 HX1 
Focus manually Dial exact focusing
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung WB210 comes with external measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony HX1 has proportions of 115mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 544 grams (1.20 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the WB210 and the HX1.

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WB210 and HX1 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 top view buttons comparison

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The visual below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the WB210 and HX1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WB210 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB210 will deliver extra detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The fresher WB210 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 sensor size comparison

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Samsung WB210 Portrait photography factors
Sony HX1 Portrait photography factors
39
has manual focus
good MP (14MP)
includes face detection focus
manual exposure not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
27
focusing manually
can't use external flash
resolution not great (9MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.4")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Samsung WB210
Street photography with Sony HX1
66
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with focus via touch
lighter than competitors (174 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
50
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
very small sensor size (1/2.4")
lack of RAW format
more heavy than competition in class (544g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Samsung WB210
Sports photography with Sony HX1
38
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (14 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
36
long zoom range (28-560mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution not great (9MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.4")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Samsung WB210
Travel photography with Sony HX1
71
lighter than competitors (174g)
comes with focus via touch
good MP (14MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
very long zoom (288mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
48
flash built-in
decently wide (28mm)
very long reach (560mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition in class (544 grams)
resolution not great (9 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Samsung WB210 Landscape photography highlights
Sony HX1 Landscape photography highlights
46
has manual focus
quite wide (24mm)
bigger than average screen (3.5 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (14 megapixels)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
manual exposure not possible
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse function
39
focusing manually
decently wide (28mm)
good sized screen (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
resolution not great (9 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.4")
lack of RAW format
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung WB210 Vlogging highlights
Sony HX1 Vlogging highlights
33
quite wide (24mm)
touch screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focus
lighter than competitors (174g)
slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have external mic jack
22
decently wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
video resolution low (1440 x 1080 resolution)
lack of microphone port
more heavy than competition in class (544 grams)
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Samsung WB210 vs Sony HX1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung WB210 and Sony HX1
 Samsung WB210Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
General Information
Company Samsung Sony
Model type Samsung WB210 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2011-07-19 2009-04-22
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 9 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4320 x 3240 3456 x 2592
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Highest enhanced ISO 3200 -
Min native ISO 80 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points - 9
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-288mm (12.0x) 28-560mm (20.0x)
Max aperture f/2.9-5.9 f/2.8-5.2
Macro focusing distance 5cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3.5" 3"
Resolution of display 1k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Features
Min shutter speed 8s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed - 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 3.50 m 9.20 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Front Curtain, Rear Curtain
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30 fps) 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1440x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 174 gr (0.38 pounds) 544 gr (1.20 pounds)
Physical dimensions 101 x 59 x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") 115 x 83 x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID - NP-FH50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Double) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage microSC/SDHC, Internal Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $279 $47,999