Samsung PL210 vs Sony A58

Following is a complete review of the Samsung PL210 and Sony A58, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the PL210 (14MP) and A58 (20MP) and the PL210 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The PL210 was launched 3 years before the A58 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung PL210 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the PL210 matches up against the A58 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung PL210 & Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are available at Samsung PL210 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung PL210 comes with external dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony A58 has measurements of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

Examine the Samsung PL210 and Sony A58 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the PL210 vs the A58.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PL210 and A58 is 99 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes purely by checking a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the PL210 and A58.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The PL210 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony A58 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged PL210 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.