Samsung CL5 vs Sony WX70

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung CL5 versus Sony WX70, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the CL5 (9MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the CL5 (1/2.5") and WX70 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The CL5 was announced 3 years prior to the WX70 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung CL5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the CL5 matches up against the WX70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung CL5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung CL5 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Samsung CL5 has outside measurements of 93mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Examine the Samsung CL5 versus Sony WX70 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the CL5 against the WX70.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CL5 and WX70 is 95 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out specs. The image below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the CL5 and WX70.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The CL5 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony WX70 will show greater detail with its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged CL5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.