Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony A230

The following is a extensive overview of the Samsung Galaxy Camera and Sony A230, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and A230 (10MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and A230 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The Galaxy Camera was brought out 3 years after the A230 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the Galaxy Camera grades versus the A230 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera and Sony Alpha DSLR-A230. The entire galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery and Sony A230 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung Galaxy Camera has exterior dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Sony A230 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") and a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the Galaxy Camera versus the A230.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera and A230 is 90 and 69 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specifications. The image below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera and A230.

Plainly, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Samsung Galaxy Camera will give you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer Galaxy Camera should have an edge in sensor tech.