Samsung ST30 vs Samsung WB210

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung ST30 vs Samsung WB210, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and WB210 (14MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and WB210 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ST30 was announced 6 months prior to the WB210 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the ST30 matches up versus the WB210 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST30 & Samsung WB210. The whole galleries are available at Samsung ST30 Gallery & Samsung WB210 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung ST30 has got external dimensions of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) and the Samsung WB210 has measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the ST30 compared to the WB210.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the ST30 and WB210 is 98 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the ST30 and WB210.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ST30 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Samsung WB210 will resolve more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.