Samsung WB700 vs Sony A99

Let's look much closer at the Samsung WB700 vs Sony A99, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the WB700 (14MP) and A99 (24MP) and the WB700 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) come with different sensor measurements.

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The WB700 was announced 23 months prior to the A99 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB700 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the WB700 grades vs the A99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung WB700 & Sony SLT-A99. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung WB700 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Samsung WB700 provides outside dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the WB700 against the A99.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the WB700 and A99 is 98 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing just by reading specs. The visual underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the WB700 and A99.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The WB700 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A99 will deliver more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older WB700 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.