Samsung CL5 vs Samsung CL80

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Samsung CL5 vs Samsung CL80, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both are produced by Samsung. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the CL5 (9MP) and CL80 (14MP) and the CL5 (1/2.5") and CL80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The CL5 was revealed 10 months before the CL80 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the CL5 grades vs the CL80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung CL5 & Samsung CL80. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung CL5 Gallery & Samsung CL80 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Samsung CL5 has got outside dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Samsung CL80 has sizing of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the CL5 vs the CL80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the CL5 and CL80 is 95 and 95 respectively.

Often, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by going over a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the CL5 and CL80.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CL5 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung CL80 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The older CL5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.