Samsung WB30F vs Sony WX5

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung WB30F and Sony WX5, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the WB30F (16MP) and WX5 (12MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The WB30F was brought out 2 years later than the WX5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the WB30F grades versus the WX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung WB30F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung WB30F Gallery & Sony WX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung WB30F provides physical measurements of 98mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony WX5 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the WB30F vs the WX5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WB30F and WX5 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The graphic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WB30F and WX5.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Samsung WB30F to offer more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger WB30F should have an advantage in sensor innovation.