Casio EX-ZR400 vs Samsung CL5

Below is a in depth overview of the Casio EX-ZR400 versus Samsung CL5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Casio and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the EX-ZR400 (16MP) and CL5 (9MP) and the EX-ZR400 (1/2.3") and CL5 (1/2.5") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-ZR400 was revealed 3 years later than the CL5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR400 being a Compact camera and the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the EX-ZR400 matches up vs the CL5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR400 & Samsung CL5. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR400 Gallery & Samsung CL5 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-ZR400 features outside dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Samsung CL5 has dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-ZR400 and the CL5.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-ZR400 and CL5 is 92 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The graphic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-ZR400 and CL5.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR400 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Casio EX-ZR400 will give more detail because of its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern EX-ZR400 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.