Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G12 vs Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

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Winner

Samsung TL500

Reasons to buy the Samsung TL500

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/1.8
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Canon PowerShot G11

53

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Color depth Better color depth 20.4 bits vs 19.2 bits
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Distinguishes 1.2 more bits of color
Low light performance Lower noise at high ISO 169 ISO vs 129 ISO
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The G11 has a slight edge (0.4 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Overall image quality Better image quality 47.0 vs 40.0
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Around 20% better image quality
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/1500s
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2.7x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Samsung TL500

Aperture Much wider aperture f/1.8 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the TL500's lens captures much more light (1.3 f-stops)
Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 461k dots
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Around 2x higher resolution screen
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
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Around 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 114x63x29 mm vs 112x76x48 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.9"
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Around 40% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen flips out Flip-out screens Help
Great for movies
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G11:f/2.8
TL500:f/1.8
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G11:375 g
TL500:386 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G11:1.1 fps
TL500:1.5 fps
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Zoom Poor zoom Help
G11:5x
TL500:3x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
G11:15s
TL500:16s
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
10 MP
Supports 24p No support for 24p Help
Missing that film look

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Color depth Has slightly more color depth
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Supports RAW No RAW support

Samsung TL500 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Movie format Higher resolution movies
3D Takes 3D photos
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Supports RAW No RAW support

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