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Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H

Portability
94
Imaging
36
Features
22
Overall
30
Samsung PL200 front
 
Sigma sd Quattro H front
Portability
78
Imaging
72
Features
59
Overall
66

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Key Specs

Samsung PL200
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 31-217mm (F3.3-5.5) lens
  • 170g - 100 x 60 x 21mm
  • Revealed July 2010
Sigma Quattro H
(Full Review)
  • 45MP - APS-H Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sigma SA Mount
  • n/ag - 147 x 95 x 91mm
  • Launched February 2016
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Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Overview

Its time to look closer at the Samsung PL200 and Sigma Quattro H, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sigma. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the PL200 (14MP) and Quattro H (45MP) and the PL200 (1/2.3") and Quattro H (APS-H) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The PL200 was announced 6 years earlier than the Quattro H which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera and the Sigma Quattro H being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the PL200 scores vs the Quattro H for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Samsung PL200 over the Sigma Quattro H

 PL200 Quattro H 

Reasons to pick Sigma Quattro H over the Samsung PL200

 Quattro H PL200 
LaunchedFebruary 2016July 2010Newer by 68 months
Manual focus More precise focus
Screen resolution1620k230kSharper screen (+1390k dot)

Common features in the Samsung PL200 and Sigma Quattro H

 PL200 Quattro H 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen dimensions
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither comes with Touch friendly screen

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung PL200 comes with outer measurements of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sigma Quattro H has sizing of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the PL200 vs the Quattro H.

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PL200 and Quattro H is 94 and 78 respectively.

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H top view buttons comparison

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic here will provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the PL200 and Quattro H.

As you can see, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The PL200 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sigma Quattro H will offer you more detail with its extra 31 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged PL200 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H sensor size comparison

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Samsung PL200 as a Portrait photography camera
Sigma Quattro H as a Portrait photography camera
28
good resolution (14MP)
lack of manual focus
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
83
manual focus
MP count excellent (45MP)
sensor size is good (APS-H)
supports face detection focus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Samsung PL200 Street photography advice
Sigma Quattro H Street photography advice
56
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
70
sensor size is good (APS-H)
delivers RAW files
weather proof
screen does not articulate
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Samsung PL200
Sports photography with Sigma Quattro H
38
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (14 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
71
MP count excellent (45MP)
sensor size is good (APS-H)
supports tracking autofocus
weather proof
comes with phase detect auto focus
low fps (3.8 fps)
does not have image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Samsung PL200 as a Travel photography camera
Sigma Quattro H as a Travel photography camera
58
good resolution (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
no Time Lapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
wide angle not the best (31mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
65
weather proof
MP count excellent (45 megapixels)
does not have Time Lapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Samsung PL200 as a Landscape photography camera
Sigma Quattro H as a Landscape photography camera
37
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (14MP)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (31mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
manual mode not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Time Lapse recording
75
manual focus
swap lenses (Sigma SA mount)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
MP count excellent (45MP)
sensor size is good (APS-H)
delivers RAW files
weather proof
does not have image stabilization
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung PL200 Vlogging information
Sigma Quattro H Vlogging information
25
image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not the best (31mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
display is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (640 x 480 resolution)
no mic jack
26
supports face detection focus
screen isn't selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
low quality video ( pxls)
does not have external mic port
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Samsung PL200 vs Sigma Quattro H Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung PL200 and Sigma Quattro H
 Samsung PL200Sigma sd Quattro H
General Information
Company Samsung Sigma
Model Samsung PL200 Sigma sd Quattro H
Type Small Sensor Compact Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2010-07-21 2016-02-23
Body design Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - Dual TRUE III
Sensor type CCD CMOS (Foveon X3)
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-H
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 26.6 x 17.9mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 476.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 45MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4320 x 3240 6200 x 4152
Highest native ISO 3200 6400
Minimum native ISO 80 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points - 9
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Sigma SA
Lens focal range 31-217mm (7.0x) -
Highest aperture f/3.3-5.5 -
Macro focus range 5cm -
Amount of lenses - 76
Crop factor 5.8 1.4
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 1,620 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.73x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 8 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/1500 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter speed - 3.8 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.60 m no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow sync no built-in flash
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 800 x 592 (20 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30 fps) -
Highest video resolution 640x480 -
Video data format H.264 -
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 170g (0.37 lb) -
Physical dimensions 100 x 60 x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") 147 x 95 x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model BP70A BP-61
Self timer Yes Yes
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC'/MMC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One One
Launch pricing $0 $1,134