Samsung ST150F vs Sony A7S

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST150F and Sony Alpha A7S. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung ST150F Gallery and Sony A7S Gallery.

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.

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

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.