Samsung WB800F vs Sony A68

In this write-up, we are evaluating the Samsung WB800F vs Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the WB800F (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the WB800F (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The WB800F was introduced 3 years earlier than the A68 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung WB800F being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summary of how the WB800F matches up against the A68 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung WB800F & Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung WB800F Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Samsung WB800F enjoys external measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 22mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 0.9") with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the WB800F compared to the A68.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WB800F and A68 is 92 and 64 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing merely by checking technical specs. The graphic here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WB800F and A68.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The WB800F having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A68 will give you greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The older WB800F is going to be behind in sensor technology.