Samsung ST95 vs Sony A500

Below is a thorough assessment of the Samsung ST95 and Sony A500, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the ST95 (16MP) and A500 (12MP) and the ST95 (1/2.3") and A500 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The ST95 was announced 17 months later than the A500 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung ST95 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the ST95 scores vs the A500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung ST95 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung ST95 Gallery and Sony A500 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST95 offers outside measurements of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony A500 has proportions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung ST95 and Sony A500 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the ST95 versus the A500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST95 and A500 is 99 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the ST95 and A500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ST95 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung ST95 will provide extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The fresher ST95 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.