Samsung SL820 vs Samsung ST6500

Its time to look much closer at the Samsung SL820 and Samsung ST6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SL820 (12MP) and ST6500 (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SL820 was unveiled 23 months earlier than the ST6500 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SL820 being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST6500 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SL820 scores against the ST6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung SL820 & Samsung ST6500. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung SL820 Gallery & Samsung ST6500 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung SL820 enjoys external measurements of 95mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST6500 has proportions of 102mm x 57mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the SL820 against the ST6500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SL820 and ST6500 is 94 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specifications. The photograph underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SL820 and ST6500.

Plainly, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Samsung ST6500 to result in more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older SL820 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.