Samsung SL30 vs Sony A6100

Lets look a little more closely at the Samsung SL30 and Sony A6100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The SL30 was manufactured 11 years prior to the A6100 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the SL30 scores against the A6100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SL30 and Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung SL30 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Samsung SL30 enjoys outer dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SL30 versus the A6100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SL30 and A6100 is 95 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at a spec sheet. The picture here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SL30 and A6100.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SL30 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6100 will give extra detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SL30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.