Samsung CL80 vs Sony A77 II

The following is a complete overview of the Samsung CL80 and Sony A77 II, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the CL80 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the CL80 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The CL80 was launched 5 years earlier than the A77 II which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the CL80 scores against the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung CL80 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung CL80 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung CL80 has got outside 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) while the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the CL80 versus the A77 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the CL80 and A77 II is 95 and 62 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions simply by checking out technical specs. The pic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the CL80 and A77 II.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The CL80 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A77 II will show extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged CL80 will be behind in sensor tech.