Samsung SL30 vs Sony NEX-C3

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung SL30 vs Sony NEX-C3, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and NEX-C3 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The SL30 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the NEX-C3 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the SL30 grades against the NEX-C3 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung SL30 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung SL30 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung SL30 enjoys exterior measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-C3 has sizing of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SL30 against the NEX-C3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SL30 and NEX-C3 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing just by going over specs. The graphic here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SL30 and NEX-C3.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SL30 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony NEX-C3 will offer you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The older SL30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.