Samsung SL30 vs Sony A58

Lets look more closely at the Samsung SL30 and Sony A58, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and A58 (20MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The SL30 was released 5 years before the A58 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the SL30 scores versus the A58 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung SL30 & Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung SL30 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung SL30 has outer dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the SL30 against the A58.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SL30 and A58 is 95 and 68 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to see the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SL30 and A58.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SL30 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A58 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older SL30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.