Samsung WB800F vs Sony A6300

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Samsung WB800F vs Sony A6300, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the WB800F (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the WB800F (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The WB800F was introduced 4 years prior to the A6300 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB800F being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the WB800F matches up against the A6300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung WB800F & Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are available at Samsung WB800F Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Samsung WB800F enjoys outer measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 22mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung WB800F vs Sony A6300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the WB800F versus the A6300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WB800F and A6300 is 92 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The image underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the WB800F and A6300.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The WB800F having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6300 will show greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged WB800F will be behind in sensor technology.