Samsung SL820 vs Sony HX400V

Lets look more closely at the Samsung SL820 vs Sony HX400V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the SL820 (12MP) and HX400V (20MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SL820 was released 6 years prior to the HX400V and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung SL820 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SL820 grades against the HX400V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SL820 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung SL820 Gallery & Sony HX400V Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung SL820 comes with physical dimensions of 95mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony HX400V has specifications of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the SL820 versus the HX400V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SL820 and HX400V is 94 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The photograph below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SL820 and HX400V.

Plainly, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony HX400V to give you more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older SL820 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.