Olympus TG-870 vs Samsung CL5

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus TG-870 and Samsung CL5, both Ultracompact cameras by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the TG-870 (16MP) and CL5 (9MP) and the TG-870 (1/2.3") and CL5 (1/2.5") use different sensor sizing.

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The TG-870 was launched 6 years after the CL5 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the TG-870 matches up vs the CL5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 & Samsung CL5. The complete galleries are available at Olympus TG-870 Gallery & Samsung CL5 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus TG-870 enjoys outer dimensions of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Samsung CL5 has specifications of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the TG-870 versus the CL5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-870 and CL5 is 91 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions only by going through specs. The picture below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-870 and CL5.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The TG-870 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus TG-870 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The newer TG-870 should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.