Samsung CL5 vs Sony RX100 V

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung CL5 vs Sony RX100 V, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the CL5 (9MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the CL5 (1/2.5") and RX100 V (1") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The CL5 was introduced 8 years prior to the RX100 V and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the CL5 matches up vs the RX100 V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung CL5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung CL5 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung CL5 enjoys exterior measurements of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the CL5 versus the RX100 V.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the CL5 and RX100 V is 95 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the CL5 and RX100 V.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CL5 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 V will give extra detail using its extra 11MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older CL5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.