Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony A68

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera 2 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The Galaxy Camera 2 was unveiled 22 months earlier than the A68 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the Galaxy Camera 2 scores vs the A68 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 & Sony SLT-A68. The full galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 comes with outside dimensions of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the Galaxy Camera 2 versus the A68.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera 2 and A68 is 90 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera 2 and A68.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Galaxy Camera 2 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A68 will show extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older Galaxy Camera 2 will be behind in sensor innovation.