Pentax 645D vs Samsung CL80

Here is a comprehensive assessment of the Pentax 645D versus Samsung CL80, one being a Pro DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Samsung. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the 645D (40MP) and CL80 (14MP) and the 645D (Medium format) and CL80 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The 645D was revealed 3 months later than the CL80 and they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera and the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the 645D matches up against the CL80 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax 645D and Samsung CL80. The full galleries are provided at Pentax 645D Gallery and Samsung CL80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Pentax 645D comes with outside dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs) whilst the Samsung CL80 has dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the 645D against the CL80.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the 645D and CL80 is 50 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing only by viewing technical specs. The graphic below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 645D and CL80.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 645D with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax 645D will result in extra detail because of its extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images much more aggressively.