Pentax VS20 vs Samsung EX2F

Lets look more closely at the Pentax VS20 and Samsung EX2F, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Pentax and Samsung. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the VS20 (16MP) and EX2F (12MP) and the VS20 (1/2.3") and EX2F (1/1.7") use different sensor sizing.

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The VS20 was manufactured 10 months before the EX2F so they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the VS20 grades against the EX2F with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio VS20 and Samsung EX2F. The entire galleries are available at Pentax VS20 Gallery and Samsung EX2F Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Pentax VS20 comes with physical measurements of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs) and the Samsung EX2F has proportions of 112mm x 62mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the VS20 and the EX2F.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the VS20 and EX2F is 90 and 90 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching specs. The photograph below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the VS20 and EX2F.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The VS20 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax VS20 will render greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older VS20 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.