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Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S

Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
30
Overall
36
Samsung ST150F front
 
Sony Alpha A7S front
Portability
77
Imaging
60
Features
73
Overall
65

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Key Specs

Samsung ST150F
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-125mm (F2.5-6.3) lens
  • 114g - 94 x 58 x 18mm
  • Launched January 2013
Sony A7S
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 409600
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 489g - 127 x 94 x 48mm
  • Introduced April 2014
  • Newer Model is Sony A7S II
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Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Overview

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Samsung ST150F versus Sony A7S, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the ST150F (16MP) and A7S (12MP) and the ST150F (1/2.3") and A7S (Full frame) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The ST150F was launched 15 months prior to the A7S which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung ST150F being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the ST150F matches up against the A7S in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Samsung ST150F over the Sony A7S

 ST150F A7S 

Reasons to pick Sony A7S over the Samsung ST150F

 A7S ST150F 
IntroducedApril 2014January 2013More recent by 15 months
Focus manually Very precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1230k230kClearer screen (+1000k dot)

Common features in the Samsung ST150F and Sony A7S

 ST150F A7S 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch screen Neither comes with Touch screen

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Samsung ST150F comes with external measurements of 94mm x 58mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs) while the Sony A7S has sizing of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the ST150F versus the A7S.

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ST150F and A7S is 96 and 77 respectively.

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S top view buttons comparison

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by going through technical specs. The graphic here may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the ST150F and A7S.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ST150F because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung ST150F will show greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older ST150F will be behind in sensor innovation.

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S sensor size comparison

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Samsung ST150F Portrait photography advice
Sony A7S Portrait photography advice
35
decent megapixels (16MP)
offers face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
68
has manual focus
sensor size is big (Full frame)
provides face detection focus
supports RAW files
low megapixels (12MP)
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Street Comparison

Samsung ST150F Street photography factors
Sony A7S Street photography factors
56
lighter than average in class (114g)
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
76
tilting screen
sensor size is big (Full frame)
supports RAW files
weather proofing
lighter than average in class (489 grams)
above average high ISO (409,600)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Samsung ST150F Sports photography advice
Sony A7S Sports photography advice
36
decent megapixels (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect AF
52
great max shutter speed (1/8,000s)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
provides tracking autofocus
weather proofing
low fps (5.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
not so great battery pack (360 per charge)
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Samsung ST150F as a Travel photography camera
Sony A7S as a Travel photography camera
69
lighter than average in class (114g)
decent megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
really wide (25mm)
missing Time Lapse mode
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
58
lighter than average in class (489g)
weather proofing
not so great battery pack (360 CIPA)
low megapixels (12MP)
does not posses selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Samsung ST150F
Landscape photography with Sony A7S
39
really wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
no manual control
no image stabilization
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
missing Time Lapse mode
66
has manual focus
switch lenses (Sony E mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
sensor size is big (Full frame)
above average high ISO (409,600)
supports RAW files
weather proofing
no image stabilization
low megapixels (12MP)
not so great battery pack (360 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung ST150F Vlogging info
Sony A7S Vlogging info
30
really wide (25mm)
offers face detection focusing
lighter than average in class (114 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic socket
34
provides face detection focus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
has external microphone socket
lighter than average in class (489 grams)
does not posses selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
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Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung ST150F and Sony A7S
 Samsung ST150FSony Alpha A7S
General Information
Company Samsung Sony
Model Samsung ST150F Sony Alpha A7S
Class Small Sensor Compact Pro Mirrorless
Launched 2013-01-07 2014-04-06
Physical type Compact SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Full frame
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 35.8 x 23.9mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 855.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 4240 x 2832
Highest native ISO 3200 409600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points - 25
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Sony E
Lens focal range 25-125mm (5.0x) -
Largest aperture f/2.5-6.3 -
Amount of lenses - 121
Crop factor 5.8 1
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 1,230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech QVGA TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.71x
Features
Min shutter speed 1 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate - 5.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range - no built-in flash
Flash modes - no built-in flash
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 3840 x 2160, XAVC S 1080 60p(50Mbps), 30p (50Mbps), 24p (50Mbps). 720 120p (50Mbps). AVCHD 60p (28Mbps), 60i (24Mbps/17Mbps), 24p (24Mbps/17Mbps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 114 grams (0.25 lb) 489 grams (1.08 lb)
Dimensions 94 x 58 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") 127 x 94 x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 87
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.2
DXO Low light score not tested 3702
Other
Battery life - 360 photographs
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures))
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage type microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Retail pricing $300 $1,998