Samsung WB700 vs Sony RX100 II

Following is a detailed assessment of the Samsung WB700 vs Sony RX100 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the WB700 (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the WB700 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") come with different sensor sizing.

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The WB700 was introduced 3 years earlier than the RX100 II which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB700 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the WB700 scores vs the RX100 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung WB700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung WB700 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung WB700 offers outer measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony RX100 II has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the WB700 versus the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the WB700 and RX100 II is 98 and 89 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizes just by checking technical specs. The pic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WB700 and RX100 II.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The WB700 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 II will resolve more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged WB700 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.