Samsung WB350F vs Sony A77

Its time to look a little more closely at the Samsung WB350F vs Sony A77, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the WB350F (16MP) and A77 (24MP) and the WB350F (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The WB350F was manufactured 2 years later than the A77 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung WB350F being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the WB350F grades vs the A77 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung WB350F and Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are available at Samsung WB350F Gallery and Sony A77 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung WB350F features outer dimensions of 114mm x 65mm x 25mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.0") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the WB350F and the A77.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WB350F and A77 is 90 and 59 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing only by going over specifications. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WB350F and A77.

To sum up, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The WB350F featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 will offer you more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern WB350F is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.