Fujifilm S4500 vs Samsung CL5

Its time to look a little more closely at the Fujifilm S4500 vs Samsung CL5, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S4500 (14MP) and CL5 (9MP) and the Fujifilm S4500 (1/2.3") and CL5 (1/2.5") have different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm S4500 was unveiled 2 years after the CL5 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm S4500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the Fujifilm S4500 scores against the CL5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix S4500 and Samsung CL5. The full galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S4500 Gallery and Samsung CL5 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S4500 has outside dimensions of 118mm x 81mm x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") along with a weight of 543 grams (1.20 lbs) and the Samsung CL5 has measurements of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the Fujifilm S4500 versus the CL5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S4500 and CL5 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading specs. The image underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S4500 and CL5.

All in all, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm S4500 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Fujifilm S4500 will offer more detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more recent Fujifilm S4500 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.