Samsung PL20
Budget Compact Camera
vs Sony W620
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Samsung PL20

Best price $74
  • Weighs a little bit less than the W620 3.68 oz vs 4.1 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $74 vs $200
  • Has longer exposure available 8 seconds vs 2 seconds
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 24 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620

Best price
$200
  • Newer camera January 2012 vs March 2011
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 24fps
  • Has panorama image capture PL20 does not have panorama

What the Samsung PL20 and Sony W620 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 7 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 14.2 MP vs 14.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 3200 ISO
  • Similar optical zoom range 5.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″

What’s missing from both the Samsung PL20 and the Sony W620

  • No HDR processing
  • No HDMI port
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi

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