Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony W560

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony W560, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Samsung and Sony. The image resolution of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the W560 (14MP) is relatively well matched and they enjoy the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The Galaxy Camera was released 2 years later than the W560 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the Galaxy Camera matches up against the W560 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera comes with outer measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Sony W560 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the Galaxy Camera compared to the W560.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera and W560 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The photograph here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Galaxy Camera and W560.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Samsung Galaxy Camera to give you extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The newer Galaxy Camera is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.