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Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5

Portability
90
Imaging
40
Features
60
Overall
48
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 4.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 23-483mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 283g - 133 x 71 x 19mm
  • Introduced January 2014
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Announced June 2010
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Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Overview

Here, we are analyzing the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the Galaxy Camera 2 (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") boast different sensor size.

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The Galaxy Camera 2 was brought out 3 years later than the HX5 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the Galaxy Camera 2 matches up against the HX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 over the Sony HX5

 Galaxy Camera 2 HX5 
AnnouncedJanuary 2014June 2010Fresher by 44 months
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display size4.8"3"Larger display (+1.8")
Display resolution1037k230kCrisper display (+807k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

 HX5 Galaxy Camera 2 

Common features in the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony HX5

 Galaxy Camera 2 HX5 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to carry your camera, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 enjoys outside measurements of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the Galaxy Camera 2 against the HX5.

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy Camera 2 and HX5 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 top view buttons comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching specs. The photograph underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera 2 and HX5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Galaxy Camera 2 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 will result in greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more modern Galaxy Camera 2 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 sensor size comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
Portrait photography with Sony HX5
44
focusing manually
decent MP (16MP)
includes face detect focus
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
19
no manual focus
no external flash support
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Street photography highlights
Sony HX5 Street photography highlights
65
image stabilization (Optical)
provides touch to focus
lighter than average in class (283g)
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
55
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 as a Sports photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Sports photography camera
48
long zoom range (23-483mm 21.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
better than average battery (400 CIPA)
continuous shooting slow (5.0 frames per second)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
26
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 as a Travel photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Travel photography camera
73
better than average battery (400 per charge)
lighter than average in class (283g)
supports bluetooth
provides touch to focus
decent MP (16MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (23mm)
very long zoom (483mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
60
built-in flash
really wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
missing Timelapse recording
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Landscape photography advice
Sony HX5 Landscape photography advice
52
focusing manually
reasonably wide (23mm)
bigger than average screen (4.8 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
better than average battery (400 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
missing Time Lapse recording
37
really wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Vlogging advice
Sony HX5 Vlogging advice
37
reasonably wide (23mm)
touch screen
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have mic jack
lighter than average in class (283 grams)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
31
really wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
missing external microphone support
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Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony HX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony HX5
 Samsung Galaxy Camera 2Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
General Information
Company Samsung Sony
Model Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2014-01-02 2010-06-16
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip 1.6GHz Quad-Core Exynos Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 3456 x 2592
Maximum native ISO 3200 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points - 9
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 23-483mm (21.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Highest aperture f/2.8-5.9 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance 10cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 4.8 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,037k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen tech HD Super Clear Touch Display -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 16 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 5.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.80 m 3.80 m
Flash options Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, fill-in, slow sync, flash off, redeye fix Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 283g (0.62 lbs) 200g (0.44 lbs)
Physical dimensions 133 x 71 x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 400 photos -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model Built-in NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2, 5, or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $400 $275