As well as being compared against other compacts, the Samsung Digimax V40 is also often compared to waterproofs, pro digicams, super zooms and travel zooms. The Samsung Digimax V40's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-TS3) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix L830 and the Coolpix P310)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Samsung V40 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none), has more storage slots (2 vs 1) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1300 of a second).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 24 mm), has a significantly smaller screen (2" vs 3"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (117k dots vs 921k dots), is slightly larger (compact (106×56×37 mm) vs compact (104×64×28 mm)) and doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Samsung V40 compared to waterproof competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.5), has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none), has more storage slots (2 vs 1) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 25 mm), has a much smaller screen (2" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (117k dots vs 921k dots), is much larger (compact (106×56×37 mm) vs ultra compact (96×56×18 mm)) and doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Samsung V40 compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (2" vs 1.8"), is newer (february 2004 vs february 2003), has more storage slots (2 vs 1) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1500 of a second).
However, on average it slightly shorter exposures (2 seconds vs 15 seconds).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Samsung V40 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (106×56×37 mm) vs prosumer size (111×76×91 mm)), is thinner (1.5" vs 3.6"), is slightly lighter (230 g vs 508 g), has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none) and has more storage slots (2 vs 1).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 22 mm), has a much smaller screen (2" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (117k dots vs 921k dots), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens) and takes significantly lower resolution photos (3.9 MP vs 9.7 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Samsung V40 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.4), has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none), has more storage slots (2 vs 1) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1500 of a second).
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (3.2x vs 22x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 25 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a much smaller screen (2" vs 3") and has a significantly lower resolution screen (117k dots vs 614k dots).
