Canon S120 vs Samsung WB210

Its time to take a closer look at the Canon S120 versus Samsung WB210, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Samsung. The image resolution of the S120 (12MP) and the WB210 (14MP) is fairly close but the S120 (1/1.7") and WB210 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The S120 was introduced 2 years later than the WB210 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the S120 matches up versus the WB210 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S120 & Samsung WB210. The whole galleries are provided at Canon S120 Gallery & Samsung WB210 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon S120 provides outside measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Samsung WB210 has sizing of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the S120 versus the WB210.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S120 and WB210 is 92 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The visual here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S120 and WB210.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S120 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB210 will render more detail using its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The younger S120 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.