Samsung SL30 vs Sony A35
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Samsung SL30 vs Sony A35 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.5" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 1600
- 640 x 480 video
- 38-114mm (F2.8-5.7) lens
- 140g - 94 x 61 x 23mm
- Revealed February 2009
- Alternate Name is ES15
(Full Review)
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Its time to look much closer at the Samsung SL30 vs Sony A35, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and A35 (16MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe SL30 was manufactured 3 years before the A35 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.
Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the SL30 grades versus the A35 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
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Reasons to pick Samsung SL30 over the Sony A35
| SL30 | A35 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Sony A35 over the Samsung SL30
| A35 | SL30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2011 |  | February 2009 | Fresher by 31 months |
| Manually focus |  | More exact focusing | ||
| Screen size | 3" |  | 2.5" | Bigger screen (+0.5") |
| Screen resolution | 921k |  | 230k | Sharper screen (+691k dot) |
Common features in the Samsung SL30 and Sony A35
| SL30 | A35 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen type | Fixed |  | Fixed | Fixed screen |
| Selfie screen |  | Absent selfie screen | ||
| Touch friendly screen |  | Absent Touch friendly screen |
Samsung SL30 vs Sony A35 Physical Comparison
When you are intending to carry your camera, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung SL30 offers outside measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A35 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).
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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the SL30 versus the A35.
Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SL30 and A35 is 95 and 69 respectively.
Samsung SL30 vs Sony A35 Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, its tough to see the difference in sensor sizing merely by seeing specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the SL30 and A35.
As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SL30 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A35 will provide more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older SL30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.
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Samsung SL30 vs Sony A35 Specifications
| Samsung SL30 | Sony SLT-A35 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | Samsung | Sony |
| Model type | Samsung SL30 | Sony SLT-A35 |
| Also referred to as | ES15 | - |
| Category | Small Sensor Compact | Entry-Level DSLR |
| Revealed | 2009-02-17 | 2011-09-20 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact SLR |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Chip | - | Bionz |
| Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
| Sensor dimensions | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
| Sensor surface area | 27.7mm² | 366.6mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 10 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | - | 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Highest resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4912 x 3264 |
| Highest native ISO | 1600 | 25600 |
| Lowest native ISO | 80 | 100 |
| RAW files | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Manual focusing | ||
| Touch to focus | ||
| Autofocus continuous | ||
| Single autofocus | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Autofocus selectice | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Multi area autofocus | ||
| Live view autofocus | ||
| Face detect autofocus | ||
| Contract detect autofocus | ||
| Phase detect autofocus | ||
| Total focus points | - | 15 |
| Cross type focus points | - | 3 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mount type | fixed lens | Sony/Minolta Alpha |
| Lens zoom range | 38-114mm (3.0x) | - |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8-5.7 | - |
| Macro focusing range | 5cm | - |
| Amount of lenses | - | 143 |
| Crop factor | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Screen | ||
| Range of display | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
| Display sizing | 2.5 inches | 3 inches |
| Resolution of display | 230 thousand dot | 921 thousand dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch operation | ||
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | Electronic |
| Viewfinder resolution | - | 1,150 thousand dot |
| Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.73x |
| Features | ||
| Slowest shutter speed | 8 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/1500 seconds | 1/4000 seconds |
| Continuous shooting speed | - | 6.0fps |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Expose Manually | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Change white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash distance | 4.60 m | 12.00 m |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Auto & Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Fill-in Flash, Flash Off, Red-Eye Fix | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless |
| External flash | ||
| AEB | ||
| WB bracketing | ||
| Maximum flash sync | - | 1/160 seconds |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment metering | ||
| Average metering | ||
| Spot metering | ||
| Partial metering | ||
| AF area metering | ||
| Center weighted metering | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 800 x 592 (20 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps) |
| Highest video resolution | 640x480 | 1920x1080 |
| Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
| Mic jack | ||
| Headphone jack | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment seal | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | 140g (0.31 lbs) | 415g (0.91 lbs) |
| Physical dimensions | 94 x 61 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") | 124 x 92 x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around rating | not tested | 74 |
| DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | 23.3 |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | 12.7 |
| DXO Low light rating | not tested | 763 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | - | 440 images |
| Form of battery | - | Battery Pack |
| Battery ID | - | NP-FW50 |
| Self timer | Yes | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec 3 or 5 images) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Storage media | SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo |
| Storage slots | One | One |
| Cost at launch | $93 | $598 |