Canon S110 vs Samsung WB850F

Below, we will be analyzing the Canon S110 and Samsung WB850F, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the S110 (12MP) and WB850F (16MP) and the S110 (1/1.7") and WB850F (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The S110 was introduced 9 months after the WB850F and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the S110 matches up against the WB850F when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S110 & Samsung WB850F. The whole galleries are provided at Canon S110 Gallery & Samsung WB850F Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon S110 features outside measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Samsung WB850F has measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the S110 and the WB850F.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S110 and WB850F is 93 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specifications. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S110 and WB850F.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The S110 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung WB850F will offer you more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The newer S110 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.