Nikon D5600 vs Samsung WB800F

Lets look a little more closely at the Nikon D5600 and Samsung WB800F, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the D5600 (24MP) and WB800F (16MP) and the D5600 (APS-C) and WB800F (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The D5600 was released 3 years later than the WB800F and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D5600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung WB800F being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the D5600 matches up vs the WB800F when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D5600 & Samsung WB800F. The complete galleries are available at Nikon D5600 Gallery & Samsung WB800F Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D5600 has outer measurements of 124mm x 97mm x 70mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Samsung WB800F has dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 22mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the D5600 and the WB800F.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D5600 and WB800F is 70 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the D5600 and WB800F.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The D5600 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Nikon D5600 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher D5600 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.