Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony A6300

Lets look more closely at the Samsung Galaxy Camera versus Sony A6300, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The Galaxy Camera was manufactured 3 years earlier than the A6300 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summary of how the Galaxy Camera grades vs the A6300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung Galaxy Camera comes with exterior measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") having a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the Galaxy Camera against the A6300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera and A6300 is 90 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing merely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera and A6300.

As you can see, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Galaxy Camera due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A6300 will give you extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The older Galaxy Camera is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.