Samsung PL200 vs Samsung TL500

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung PL200 and Samsung TL500, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and they are both produced by Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the PL200 (14MP) and TL500 (10MP) and the PL200 (1/2.3") and TL500 (1/1.7") possess different sensor sizes.

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The PL200 was introduced around the same time to the TL500 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the PL200 grades against the TL500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung PL200 & Samsung TL500. The whole galleries are available at Samsung PL200 Gallery & Samsung TL500 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Samsung PL200 has got exterior dimensions of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Samsung TL500 has proportions of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") having a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the PL200 against the TL500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PL200 and TL500 is 94 and 88 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The graphic here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the PL200 and TL500.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PL200 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Samsung PL200 will deliver more detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively.