Samsung CL80 vs Sony A77

Its time to examine more in depth at the Samsung CL80 and Sony A77, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the CL80 (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the CL80 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The CL80 was manufactured 21 months prior to the A77 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras offer different body type with the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the CL80 scores against the A77 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung CL80 & Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are available at Samsung CL80 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung CL80 offers physical dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

Check out the Samsung CL80 and Sony A77 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the CL80 vs the A77.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CL80 and A77 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing purely by seeing technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the CL80 and A77.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The CL80 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A77 will provide more detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The older CL80 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.