Samsung EX2F vs Sony H400

Below is a extended comparison of the Samsung EX2F vs Sony H400, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX2F (12MP) and H400 (20MP) and the EX2F (1/1.7") and H400 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The EX2F was announced 14 months prior to the H400 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung EX2F being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the EX2F grades against the H400 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung EX2F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung EX2F Gallery and Sony H400 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Samsung EX2F has physical dimensions of 112mm x 62mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs) and the Sony H400 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the EX2F and the H400.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the EX2F and H400 is 90 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX2F and H400.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX2F with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony H400 will resolve extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older EX2F is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.