Samsung CL80 vs Sony A99 II

Let's look a little more in depth at the Samsung CL80 vs Sony A99 II, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the CL80 (14MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the CL80 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) use different sensor sizes.

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The CL80 was introduced 7 years before the A99 II and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the CL80 scores against the A99 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung CL80 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The whole galleries are available at Samsung CL80 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung CL80 provides physical measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the CL80 against the A99 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CL80 and A99 II is 95 and 57 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through specifications. The photograph here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the CL80 and A99 II.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CL80 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A99 II will render extra detail using its extra 28 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older CL80 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.