Samsung CL80 vs Sony RX100 VII

Below is a in depth review of the Samsung CL80 versus Sony RX100 VII, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the CL80 (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the CL80 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The CL80 was announced 10 years before the RX100 VII and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a quick view of how the CL80 scores versus the RX100 VII in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and size. The Samsung CL80 provides outside dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the CL80 against the RX100 VII.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the CL80 and RX100 VII is 95 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the CL80 and RX100 VII.

Clearly, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CL80 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 VII will give more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images a little more aggressively. The older CL80 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.