Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony W320

Below is a extended analysis of the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony W320, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) and the W320 (14MP) is very close and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Galaxy Camera 2 was unveiled 4 years later than the W320 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 being a Compact camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Galaxy Camera 2 grades against the W320 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 comes with outer dimensions of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") along with a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs) whilst the Sony W320 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the Galaxy Camera 2 compared to the W320.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera 2 and W320 is 90 and 97 respectively.

Generally, its hard to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera 2 and W320.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 to provide you with greater detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent Galaxy Camera 2 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.