Samsung SH100 vs Samsung TL500

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung SH100 vs Samsung TL500, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Samsung. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the SH100 (14MP) and TL500 (10MP) and the SH100 (1/2.3") and TL500 (1/1.7") feature different sensor size.

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The SH100 was launched 6 months after the TL500 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung TL500 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the SH100 scores against the TL500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SH100 and Samsung TL500. The complete galleries are available at Samsung SH100 Gallery and Samsung TL500 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung SH100 provides exterior measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Samsung TL500 has dimensions of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SH100 against the TL500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH100 and TL500 is 99 and 88 respectively.

Typically, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SH100 and TL500.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SH100 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung SH100 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively.