Pentax E85 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera

The following is a extended overview of the Pentax E85 and Samsung Galaxy Camera, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Pentax and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E85 (12MP) and Galaxy Camera (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The E85 was brought out 4 years before the Galaxy Camera which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E85 scores vs the Galaxy Camera in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio E85 & Samsung Galaxy Camera. The entire galleries are available at Pentax E85 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Pentax E85 has external measurements of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Samsung Galaxy Camera has measurements of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the E85 against the Galaxy Camera.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E85 and Galaxy Camera is 95 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions just by checking out technical specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E85 and Galaxy Camera.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Samsung Galaxy Camera to produce more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E85 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.