Nikon S800c vs Samsung TL500

Here is a comprehensive review of the Nikon S800c and Samsung TL500, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Samsung. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the S800c (16MP) and TL500 (10MP) and the S800c (1/2.3") and TL500 (1/1.7") come with different sensor measurements.

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The S800c was released 2 years later than the TL500 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the S800c scores vs the TL500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S800c and Samsung TL500. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon S800c Gallery and Samsung TL500 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and size. The Nikon S800c has got external measurements of 111mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 184 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Samsung TL500 has specifications of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") having a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the S800c vs the TL500.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the S800c and TL500 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S800c and TL500.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S800c because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Nikon S800c will give extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer S800c provides a benefit in sensor innovation.