Samsung WB850F vs Sony A500

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung WB850F versus Sony A500, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the WB850F (16MP) and A500 (12MP) and the WB850F (1/2.3") and A500 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The WB850F was brought out 2 years after the A500 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB850F being a Compact camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the WB850F grades against the A500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung WB850F & Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The entire galleries are available at Samsung WB850F Gallery & Sony A500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung WB850F offers external measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) while the Sony A500 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

Contrast the Samsung WB850F versus Sony A500 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the WB850F vs the A500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the WB850F and A500 is 91 and 63 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through a spec sheet. The picture below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the WB850F and A500.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The WB850F featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Samsung WB850F will render more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern WB850F is going to have an edge in sensor tech.