Samsung CL5 vs Sony WX30

Below is a detailed review of the Samsung CL5 and Sony WX30, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the CL5 (9MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the CL5 (1/2.5") and WX30 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The CL5 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the WX30 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the CL5 matches up against the WX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung CL5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The full galleries are provided at Samsung CL5 Gallery and Sony WX30 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung CL5 has outer dimensions 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 WX30 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check out the Samsung CL5 and Sony WX30 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the CL5 versus the WX30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CL5 and WX30 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The visual below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the CL5 and WX30.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The CL5 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Sony WX30 will show greater detail having an extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older CL5 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.