Samsung WB800F vs Sony TX5

Below is a extended overview of the Samsung WB800F and Sony TX5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the WB800F (16MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the WB800F (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") use totally different sensor size.

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The WB800F was unveiled 2 years later than the TX5 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB800F being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the WB800F matches up versus the TX5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung WB800F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The full galleries are provided at Samsung WB800F Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung WB800F provides outside dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 22mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Sony TX5 has dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the WB800F and the TX5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the WB800F and TX5 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the WB800F and TX5.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WB800F with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung WB800F will resolve greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger WB800F will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.