Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony A7 II

Let's look more in depth at the Samsung Galaxy Camera versus Sony A7 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and A7 II (Full frame) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy Camera was released 21 months before the A7 II making them a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the Galaxy Camera scores vs the A7 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Alpha A7 II. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony A7 II Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung Galaxy Camera has physical measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony A7 II has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the Galaxy Camera and the A7 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera and A7 II is 90 and 69 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to see the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through specifications. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera and A7 II.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Galaxy Camera because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A7 II will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The older Galaxy Camera will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.