Samsung ST700 vs Sony A68

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung ST700 versus Sony A68, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the ST700 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the ST700 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The ST700 was launched 5 years earlier than the A68 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung ST700 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the ST700 scores against the A68 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung ST700 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung ST700 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST700 offers outside measurements of 99mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the ST700 against the A68.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ST700 and A68 is 99 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing merely by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the ST700 and A68.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The ST700 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A68 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older ST700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.