Samsung MV900
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vs Sony RX100
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What’s good about the Samsung MV900

Best price $325
  • Weighs a lot less than the RX100 4.66 oz vs 8.5 oz
  • Cheaper street price $325 vs $448
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 3.6×
  • Wider angle lens 4.5mm vs 10.4mm
  • Viewscreen flips out RX100 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities RX100 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Best price
$448
  • Smaller body size 13 in³ vs 16 in³
  • 57% more battery life 330 shots vs 210 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.2 MP vs 16.31 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 116 mm² vs 43 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 1229k dots vs 384k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 8 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Has RAW image capture MV900 does not have RAW capture

What the Samsung MV900 and Sony RX100 have in common

  • Both cameras are the same age August 2012 vs July 2012
  • Same viewscreen size 3.3″ vs 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Samsung MV900 and the Sony RX100

  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe

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