Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony A500

Lets look closer at the Samsung Galaxy Camera versus Sony A500, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and A500 (12MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and A500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy Camera was released 3 years after the A500 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the Galaxy Camera matches up versus the A500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera and Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The complete galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery and Sony A500 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and size. The Samsung Galaxy Camera has exterior 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 A500 has specifications of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the Galaxy Camera versus the A500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera and A500 is 90 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specs. The image here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the Galaxy Camera and A500.

All in all, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Samsung Galaxy Camera will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more modern Galaxy Camera is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.