Nikon D200 vs Samsung ST6500

Lets examine more closely at the Nikon D200 and Samsung ST6500, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Nikon and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the D200 (10MP) and ST6500 (16MP) and the D200 (APS-C) and ST6500 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The D200 was brought out 5 years before the ST6500 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D200 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung ST6500 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the D200 scores against the ST6500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D200 & Samsung ST6500. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon D200 Gallery & Samsung ST6500 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon D200 offers outer dimensions of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs) and the Samsung ST6500 has sizing of 102mm x 57mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the D200 and the ST6500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D200 and ST6500 is 55 and 99 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The image below may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the D200 and ST6500.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D200 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung ST6500 will offer you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged D200 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.