Samsung SL102 vs Sony A350

Lets look a little more closely at the Samsung SL102 versus Sony A350, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the SL102 (10MP) and A350 (14MP) and the SL102 (1/2.3") and A350 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The SL102 was unveiled 8 months after the A350 so they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SL102 being a Compact camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the SL102 matches up versus the A350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SL102 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The full galleries are provided at Samsung SL102 Gallery and Sony A350 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Samsung SL102 provides physical dimensions of 90mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony A350 has specifications of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the SL102 and the A350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SL102 and A350 is 96 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading through specs. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SL102 and A350.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SL102 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A350 will give greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern SL102 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.