Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony A7 III

Its time to look more in depth at the Samsung Galaxy Camera and Sony A7 III, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) have different sensor size.

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The Galaxy Camera was manufactured 6 years before the A7 III which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the Galaxy Camera scores vs the A7 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Alpha A7 III. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung Galaxy Camera features exterior dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony A7 III has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the Galaxy Camera and the A7 III.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera and A7 III is 90 and 63 respectively.

Often, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specs. The picture underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera and A7 III.

As you can plainly see, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A7 III will result in more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged Galaxy Camera will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.