Samsung ST30 vs Sony H200

Let's look closer at the Samsung ST30 vs Sony H200, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and H200 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The ST30 was released 24 months earlier than the H200 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the ST30 scores against the H200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung ST30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The complete galleries are available at Samsung ST30 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung ST30 comes with external measurements of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) and the Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung ST30 vs Sony H200 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the ST30 compared to the H200.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ST30 and H200 is 98 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading technical specs. The pic here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the ST30 and H200.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ST30 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony H200 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged ST30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.