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Kodak Touch vs Leica CL

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
34
Overall
35
Kodak EasyShare Touch front
 
Leica CL front
Portability
82
Imaging
69
Features
58
Overall
64

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Key Specs

Kodak Touch
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F) lens
  • 150g - 101 x 58 x 19mm
  • Launched January 2011
Leica CL
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 50000
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Leica L Mount
  • 403g - 131 x 78 x 45mm
  • Launched November 2017
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Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Overview

In this write-up, we will be contrasting the Kodak Touch vs Leica CL, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Kodak and Leica. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the Touch (14MP) and CL (24MP) and the Touch (1/3") and CL (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The Touch was unveiled 7 years prior to the CL which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Kodak Touch being a Ultracompact camera and the Leica CL being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the Touch scores versus the CL when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Kodak Touch over the Leica CL

 Touch CL 

Reasons to pick Leica CL over the Kodak Touch

 CL Touch 
LaunchedNovember 2017January 2011More modern by 83 months
Screen resolution1040k460kCrisper screen (+580k dot)

Common features in the Kodak Touch and Leica CL

 Touch CL 
Manual focus No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Physical Comparison

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Kodak Touch enjoys outside dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Leica CL has sizing of 131mm x 78mm x 45mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 1.8") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the Touch against the CL.

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Touch and CL is 95 and 82 respectively.

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL top view buttons comparison

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes merely by reviewing technical specs. The image underneath may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the Touch and CL.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Touch having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Leica CL will offer you more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The more aged Touch is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL sensor size comparison

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Screen and ViewFinder

Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Kodak Touch Portrait photography highlights
Leica CL Portrait photography highlights
33
MP count good (14 megapixels)
provides face detection focus
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/3")
does not have RAW format
73
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
comes with face detection focus
supports RAW files
manual focus not available
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Street Comparison

Kodak Touch as a Street photography camera
Leica CL as a Street photography camera
48
no moving screen
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/3")
does not have RAW format
more heavy than others (150 grams)
73
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW files
features touch to focus
above average ISO range (50,000)
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Kodak Touch Sports photography details
Leica CL Sports photography details
28
MP count good (14 megapixels)
no shutter priority
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
63
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000 seconds)
silent mode (1/25,000 seconds)
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
lack of image stabilization
bad battery pack (220 shots)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Kodak Touch Travel photography information
Leica CL Travel photography information
68
MP count good (14MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f)
lack of Timelapse function
more heavy than others (150g)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
66
features touch to focus
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
bad battery pack (220 shots)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Kodak Touch Landscape photography advice
Leica CL Landscape photography advice
42
quite wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f)
good sized screen (3 inch)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
no manual control
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/3")
does not have RAW format
lack of Timelapse function
69
swap lenses (Leica L mount)
decent sized screen (3")
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
above average ISO range (50,000)
supports RAW files
manual focus not available
lack of image stabilization
bad battery pack (220 shots)
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Vlogging Comparison

Kodak Touch Vlogging highlights
Leica CL Vlogging highlights
31
quite wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f)
screen is touchscreen
provides face detection focus
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone jack
more heavy than others (150g)
33
screen is touchscreen
comes with face detection focus
good video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
does not have external mic socket
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Kodak Touch vs Leica CL Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Kodak Touch and Leica CL
 Kodak EasyShare TouchLeica CL
General Information
Company Kodak Leica
Model Kodak EasyShare Touch Leica CL
Type Ultracompact Advanced Mirrorless
Launched 2011-01-04 2017-11-21
Physical type Ultracompact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - Maestro II
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 4.8 x 3.6mm 23.6 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 17.3mm² 370.5mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Max resolution 4288 x 3216 6014 x 4014
Max native ISO 1600 50000
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 49
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Leica L
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) -
Macro focus distance 5cm -
Amount of lenses - 30
Crop factor 7.5 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 460k dots 1,040k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology TFT color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.74x
Features
Min shutter speed 8 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Max silent shutter speed - 1/25000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.20 m no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in no built-in flash
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 150g (0.33 lbs) 403g (0.89 lbs)
Dimensions 101 x 58 x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") 131 x 78 x 45mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 220 photos
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model KLIC-7006 BP-DC12
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 12 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type MicroSD/MicroSDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-II supported)
Card slots Single Single
Launch price $100 $3,799