Panasonic FH25 vs Samsung CL80

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic FH25 and Samsung CL80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Samsung. The resolution of the FH25 (16MP) and the CL80 (14MP) is very well matched and they use the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FH25 was unveiled 13 months later than the CL80 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera and the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the FH25 scores versus the CL80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 & Samsung CL80. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FH25 Gallery & Samsung CL80 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH25 has got external dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Samsung CL80 has measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic FH25 and Samsung CL80 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the FH25 versus the CL80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FH25 and CL80 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The graphic below should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH25 and CL80.

As you have seen, each of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but different resolution. You can expect to see the Panasonic FH25 to resolve more detail having an extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The newer FH25 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.