Samsung PL210 vs Sony A77

Below is a thorough review of the Samsung PL210 vs Sony A77, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the PL210 (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the PL210 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The PL210 was brought out 9 months earlier than the A77 which means that they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung PL210 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the PL210 scores against the A77 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung PL210 & Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung PL210 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung PL210 has got outside measurements 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 A77 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the PL210 and the A77.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PL210 and A77 is 99 and 59 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the PL210 and A77.

As you can see, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PL210 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A77 will produce greater detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older PL210 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.