Samsung HZ15W vs Sony A6100

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Samsung HZ15W vs Sony A6100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the HZ15W (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the HZ15W (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The HZ15W was manufactured 11 years earlier than the A6100 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung HZ15W being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple overview of how the HZ15W grades versus the A6100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung HZ15W & Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung HZ15W Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung HZ15W provides exterior dimensions of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") having a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the HZ15W and the A6100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the HZ15W and A6100 is 90 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions only by viewing specifications. The image underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the HZ15W and A6100.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The HZ15W featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6100 will render extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged HZ15W will be behind in sensor tech.