Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony W310

Its time to take a deeper look at the Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony W310, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and W310 (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Galaxy Camera was introduced 3 years after the W310 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Galaxy Camera grades against the W310 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The whole galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Samsung Galaxy Camera enjoys external dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") along with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony W310 has proportions of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the Galaxy Camera and the W310.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy Camera and W310 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at technical specs. The picture here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera and W310.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Samsung Galaxy Camera to resolve more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger Galaxy Camera provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.