Samsung ST6500 vs Sony A7S II

Below is a extended review of the Samsung ST6500 and Sony A7S II, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the ST6500 (16MP) and A7S II (12MP) and the ST6500 (1/2.3") and A7S II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The ST6500 was introduced 5 years before the A7S II and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST6500 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the ST6500 grades against the A7S II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung ST6500 and Sony Alpha A7S II. The whole galleries are available at Samsung ST6500 Gallery and Sony A7S II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Samsung ST6500 provides physical dimensions of 102mm x 57mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony A7S II has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the ST6500 vs the A7S II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST6500 and A7S II is 99 and 68 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specifications. The photograph here may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST6500 and A7S II.

Plainly, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ST6500 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Samsung ST6500 will provide you with greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older ST6500 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.