Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Samsung ST600

Let's look more closely at the Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Samsung ST600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Samsung. The image resolution of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the ST600 (14MP) is pretty similar and both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Galaxy Camera was manufactured 3 years later than the ST600 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST600 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the Galaxy Camera scores vs the ST600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Samsung ST600. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Samsung ST600 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung Galaxy Camera provides outside measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Samsung ST600 has proportions of 104mm x 60mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the Galaxy Camera against the ST600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera and ST600 is 90 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Galaxy Camera and ST600.

As you can see, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Samsung Galaxy Camera to offer you extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The fresher Galaxy Camera is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.