Canon 160 vs Kodak Touch

Below is a detailed overview of the Canon 160 and Kodak Touch, both Ultracompact cameras by brands Canon and Kodak. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the 160 (20MP) and Touch (14MP) and the 160 (1/2.3") and Touch (1/3") come with different sensor size.

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The 160 was released 4 years later than the Touch and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the 160 matches up vs the Touch in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 160 and Kodak EasyShare Touch. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon 160 Gallery and Kodak Touch Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon 160 comes with outer dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 127 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Kodak Touch has measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the 160 compared to the Touch.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 160 and Touch is 96 and 95 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The photograph below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 160 and Touch.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 160 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Canon 160 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The fresher 160 provides an edge in sensor tech.