Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G vs Sony A200

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G and Sony A200, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the Galaxy Camera 3G (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the Galaxy Camera 3G (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The Galaxy Camera 3G was manufactured 4 years after the A200 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the Galaxy Camera 3G scores versus the A200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G has got outside measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs) while the Sony A200 has measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") having a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the Galaxy Camera 3G and the A200.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera 3G and A200 is 90 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The picture underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera 3G and A200.

As you have seen, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera 3G because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 3G will resolve greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent Galaxy Camera 3G should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.