Samsung EX2F vs Sony A99 II

On this page, we are analyzing the Samsung EX2F and Sony A99 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the EX2F (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the EX2F (1/1.7") and A99 II (Full frame) offer different sensor sizing.

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The EX2F was announced 4 years prior to the A99 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung EX2F being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the EX2F scores vs the A99 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung EX2F & Sony Alpha A99 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung EX2F Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung EX2F has got outer dimensions of 112mm x 62mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the EX2F and the A99 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX2F and A99 II is 90 and 57 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at technical specs. The visual below might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX2F and A99 II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX2F using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A99 II will resolve greater detail with its extra 30MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older EX2F is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.