Samsung ST93 vs Sony A68

Its time to look closer at the Samsung ST93 vs Sony A68, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the ST93 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the ST93 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The ST93 was manufactured 5 years prior to the A68 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung ST93 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a brief summation of how the ST93 matches up against the A68 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung ST93 and Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are available at Samsung ST93 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST93 features external dimensions of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the ST93 versus the A68.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ST93 and A68 is 97 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST93 and A68.

As you can see, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ST93 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A68 will render greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older ST93 will be behind in sensor technology.