Samsung CL80 vs Sony RX100 V

Here is a detailed overview of the Samsung CL80 and Sony RX100 V, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the CL80 (14MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the CL80 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") feature different sensor size.

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The CL80 was unveiled 7 years before the RX100 V and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the CL80 grades versus the RX100 V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung CL80 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung CL80 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung CL80 comes with outer dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the CL80 compared to the RX100 V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the CL80 and RX100 V is 95 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the CL80 and RX100 V.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The CL80 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 V will show extra detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The older CL80 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.