Canon 40D vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon 40D versus Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the 40D (10MP) and Galaxy Camera 4G (16MP) and the 40D (APS-C) and Galaxy Camera 4G (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The 40D was revealed 5 years earlier than the Galaxy Camera 4G and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Canon 40D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the 40D matches up against the Galaxy Camera 4G with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 40D & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G. The full galleries are provided at Canon 40D Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon 40D has external measurements of 146mm x 108mm x 74mm (5.7" x 4.3" x 2.9") having a weight of 822 grams (1.81 lbs) and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G has sizing of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the 40D versus the Galaxy Camera 4G.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 40D and Galaxy Camera 4G is 57 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by reviewing specifications. The graphic here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 40D and Galaxy Camera 4G.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 40D with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G will offer you greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics more aggressively. The older 40D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.