Samsung SL30 vs Sony A6600

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung SL30 versus Sony A6600, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The SL30 was announced 11 years earlier than the A6600 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the SL30 grades against the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SL30 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are available at Samsung SL30 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Samsung SL30 comes with outer measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Look at the Samsung SL30 versus Sony A6600 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SL30 against the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SL30 and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes simply by researching specs. The picture here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SL30 and A6600.

All in all, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SL30 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6600 will result in greater detail with its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more aged SL30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.