Casio EX-100 vs Samsung CL5

Let's look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-100 versus Samsung CL5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Casio and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and CL5 (9MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and CL5 (1/2.5") use different sensor sizing.

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The EX-100 was unveiled 5 years later than the CL5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the EX-100 matches up versus the CL5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Samsung CL5. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Samsung CL5 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-100 comes with physical measurements of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Samsung CL5 has dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Casio EX-100 versus Samsung CL5 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the EX-100 and the CL5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-100 and CL5 is 83 and 95 respectively.

Normally, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The photograph here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-100 and CL5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-100 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Casio EX-100 will deliver greater detail having an extra 3MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots far more aggressively. The more recent EX-100 should have a benefit in sensor technology.