Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 vs Leica C

Below is a detailed comparison of the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 vs Leica C, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Kodak and Leica. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the Astro Zoom AZ651 (21MP) and C (12MP) and the Astro Zoom AZ651 (1/2.3") and C (1/1.7") use different sensor dimensions.

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The Astro Zoom AZ651 was announced 5 months later than the C which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Leica C being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the Astro Zoom AZ651 scores vs the C for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak Pixpro Astro Zoom AZ651 & Leica C. The whole galleries are viewable at Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 Gallery & Leica C Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 has external measurements of 125mm x 114mm x 89mm (4.9" x 4.5" x 3.5") with a weight of 567 grams (1.25 lbs) whilst the Leica C has proportions of 103mm x 63mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the Astro Zoom AZ651 and the C.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Astro Zoom AZ651 and C is 65 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Astro Zoom AZ651 and C.

As you can see, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Astro Zoom AZ651 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 will resolve extra detail with its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively.