Samsung CL5 vs Sony HX7V

Here, we will be evaluating the Samsung CL5 vs Sony HX7V, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the CL5 (9MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the CL5 (1/2.5") and HX7V (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The CL5 was brought out 3 years before the HX7V and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the CL5 grades against the HX7V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung CL5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung CL5 Gallery and Sony HX7V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung CL5 offers outside dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony HX7V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the CL5 compared to the HX7V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CL5 and HX7V is 95 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The graphic below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the CL5 and HX7V.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CL5 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony HX7V will give extra detail having its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older CL5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.