Samsung SL30 vs Samsung ST6500

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung SL30 and Samsung ST6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Samsung. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and ST6500 (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SL30 was introduced 23 months before the ST6500 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST6500 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SL30 scores against the ST6500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SL30 & Samsung ST6500. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung SL30 Gallery & Samsung ST6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung SL30 offers outside dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Samsung ST6500 has specifications of 102mm x 57mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SL30 compared to the ST6500.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SL30 and ST6500 is 95 and 99 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SL30 and ST6500.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Samsung ST6500 to give you extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older SL30 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.