Nikon S5100 vs Samsung WB850F

Its time to look a little more closely at the Nikon S5100 vs Samsung WB850F, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Nikon and Samsung. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the S5100 (12MP) and WB850F (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The S5100 was unveiled 17 months before the WB850F making them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a brief summation of how the S5100 grades versus the WB850F in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S5100 and Samsung WB850F. The full galleries are provided at Nikon S5100 Gallery and Samsung WB850F Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Nikon S5100 provides physical dimensions of 97mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Samsung WB850F has specifications of 109mm x 62mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the S5100 vs the WB850F.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the S5100 and WB850F is 95 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the S5100 and WB850F.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You should expect to see the Samsung WB850F to resolve more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos more aggressively. The older S5100 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.