Samsung WB210 vs Sony A100

Its time to take a deeper look at the Samsung WB210 and Sony A100, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the WB210 (14MP) and A100 (10MP) and the WB210 (1/2.3") and A100 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The WB210 was unveiled 5 years later than the A100 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the WB210 grades against the A100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung WB210 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The full galleries are available at Samsung WB210 Gallery and Sony A100 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Samsung WB210 has outside measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Sony A100 has sizing of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is the front view size comparison of the WB210 compared to the A100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WB210 and A100 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The visual underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the WB210 and A100.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The WB210 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Samsung WB210 will resolve more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The newer WB210 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.