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
Size
Really small
Compact 114x63x29 mm
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Zoom
Great zoom
12x
Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Weight
Light-weight
220 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Zoom Significantly more zoom 12x vs 3x
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16x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Weight Much lighter 220 g vs 386 g
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More than 40% lighter
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/1500s
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2.1x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Samsung TL500

Aperture Much wider aperture f/1.8 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the TL500's lens captures much more light (1.8 f-stops)
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
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
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
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4x higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Size Smaller 114x63x29 mm vs 103x61x38 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.1" vs 1.5"
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More than 20% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The TL500's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
41 vs 67
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Samsung TL500 Samsung TL500
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung TL500. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a pro digicam.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX200 IS:0 cm
TL500:1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Weight Heavy Help
SX200 IS:220 g
TL500:386 g
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX200 IS:1.5"
TL500:1.1"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Size Large Help
SX200 IS:103x61x38 mm
TL500:114x63x29 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX200 IS:720p @ 30fps
TL500:480p @ 30fps

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Size Is slightly smaller
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Travel zoom

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Longer exposures
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Much larger
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom

Samsung TL500 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Size Much larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Much lighter
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

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