Olympus VH-515 vs Samsung CL5

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus VH-515 versus Samsung CL5, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and CL5 (9MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and CL5 (1/2.5") come with different sensor measurements.

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The VH-515 was manufactured 3 years after the CL5 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a brief summary of how the VH-515 grades vs the CL5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 & Samsung CL5. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Samsung CL5 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-515 offers physical measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Samsung CL5 has sizing of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the VH-515 and the CL5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and CL5 is 95 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes just by researching technical specs. The pic here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and CL5.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VH-515 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus VH-515 will result in more detail due to its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent VH-515 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.