Samsung EX2F vs Sony TX30

Let's take a closer look at the Samsung EX2F versus Sony TX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the EX2F (12MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the EX2F (1/1.7") and TX30 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX2F was launched 7 months prior to the TX30 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung EX2F being a Compact camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the EX2F matches up versus the TX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung EX2F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung EX2F Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung EX2F offers 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) while the Sony TX30 has measurements of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the EX2F against the TX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX2F and TX30 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The visual underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX2F and TX30.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX2F due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony TX30 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older EX2F is going to be behind in sensor technology.