Samsung HZ35W vs Sony A6100

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Samsung HZ35W vs Sony A6100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the HZ35W (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the HZ35W (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The HZ35W was released 10 years before the A6100 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ35W being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the HZ35W grades versus the A6100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung HZ35W & Sony Alpha a6100. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung HZ35W Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung HZ35W provides external dimensions of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the HZ35W compared to the A6100.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the HZ35W and A6100 is 91 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by checking out technical specs. The visual below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the HZ35W and A6100.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The HZ35W due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6100 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older HZ35W will be behind in sensor technology.