Samsung TL100 vs Sony A35

Its time to look more in depth at the Samsung TL100 versus Sony A35, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the TL100 (12MP) and A35 (16MP) and the TL100 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The TL100 was released 3 years before the A35 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung TL100 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the TL100 grades vs the A35 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung TL100 & Sony SLT-A35. The complete galleries are available at Samsung TL100 Gallery & Sony A35 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung TL100 comes with outer measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony A35 has measurements of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the TL100 vs the A35.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TL100 and A35 is 91 and 69 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by viewing specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the TL100 and A35.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The TL100 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A35 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older TL100 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.