Samsung ST700 vs Samsung WB50F

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Samsung ST700 vs Samsung WB50F, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Samsung. The resolution of the ST700 (16MP) and the WB50F (16MP) is relatively comparable and they enjoy the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ST700 was unveiled 4 years before the WB50F and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung ST700 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung WB50F being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the ST700 matches up against the WB50F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST700 & Samsung WB50F. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung ST700 Gallery & Samsung WB50F Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST700 features external measurements of 99mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Samsung WB50F has proportions of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") and a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the ST700 compared to the WB50F.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the ST700 and WB50F is 99 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The graphic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ST700 and WB50F.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing and the exact same megapixels therefore you can expect comparable quality of files although you would want to take the age of the cameras into account. The older ST700 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.