Samsung PL170 vs Sony A68

Below is a thorough analysis of the Samsung PL170 versus Sony A68, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the PL170 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the PL170 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The PL170 was introduced 5 years before the A68 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung PL170 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the PL170 grades versus the A68 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung PL170 & Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung PL170 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung PL170 provides exterior dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the PL170 compared to the A68.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PL170 and A68 is 99 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The visual below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the PL170 and A68.

Plainly, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PL170 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A68 will resolve more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older PL170 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.