Samsung SL30 vs Sony A99

Below is a extensive overview of the Samsung SL30 and Sony A99, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and A99 (24MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) come with different sensor size.

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The SL30 was introduced 4 years before the A99 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the SL30 matches up versus the A99 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SL30 & Sony SLT-A99. The whole galleries are available at Samsung SL30 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Samsung SL30 has got outer measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the SL30 versus the A99.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the SL30 and A99 is 95 and 57 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The photograph here might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SL30 and A99.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SL30 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A99 will give more detail using its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older SL30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.