Samsung ST30 vs Sony A68

Let's look much closer at the Samsung ST30 and Sony A68, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and A68 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The ST30 was launched 5 years earlier than the A68 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the ST30 scores vs the A68 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST30 and Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung ST30 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung ST30 offers outside dimensions of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) while the Sony A68 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Examine the Samsung ST30 and Sony A68 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the ST30 compared to the A68.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the ST30 and A68 is 98 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST30 and A68.

Plainly, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ST30 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A68 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older ST30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.