Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G vs Sony A450

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G versus Sony A450, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the Galaxy Camera 4G (16MP) and the A450 (14MP) is pretty similar but the Galaxy Camera 4G (1/2.3") and A450 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Galaxy Camera 4G was revealed 2 years later than the A450 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G being a Compact camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the Galaxy Camera 4G matches up against the A450 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G & Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The full galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G Gallery & Sony A450 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G comes with external measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs) whilst the Sony A450 has specifications of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

Look at the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G versus Sony A450 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the Galaxy Camera 4G against the A450.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy Camera 4G and A450 is 90 and 65 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera 4G and A450.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Galaxy Camera 4G with its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G will offer you extra detail because of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent Galaxy Camera 4G is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.