Samsung TL350

70

Winner

Samsung TL350

Reasons to buy the Samsung TL350

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 100x59x22 mm
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
1,000 fps
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Samsung TL500

67

Runner-up

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

differences

Advantages of the Samsung TL350

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 1,000 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Size Significantly smaller 100x59x22 mm vs 114x63x29 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Weight Much lighter 195 g vs 386 g
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Around 50% lighter
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.5 fps
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More than 6.5x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.9" vs 1.1"
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More than 20% thinner
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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Around 3x more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Samsung TL500

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" 6.1x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/1.8 vs f/2.4
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At its widest zoom, the TL500's lens captures slightly more light (0.8 f-stops)
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
True resolution 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

Samsung TL350 Samsung TL350
70 vs 67
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Samsung TL500 Samsung TL500
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung TL350. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a pro digicam.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen type OLED screens Help
Bright and vivid
Aperture Very wide aperture Help
TL350:f/2.4
TL500:f/1.8
Screen resolution Very high resolution screens Help
920k dots
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
24 mm
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
TL350:195 g
TL500:386 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Zoom Poor zoom Help
TL350:5x
TL500:3x

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

HDR Has in-camera HDR
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has way more more zoom
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482

Zoom Has way more more zoom
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Thickness Is thicker
Supports RAW Doesn't shoot RAW

Samsung TL350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$262 - $323

Zoom Much more zoom
3D Takes 3D photos
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Placeholder

Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom

Pro digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Storage slots Has more storage slots
Size Much larger
Screen size Much smaller screen
Samsung DV300F

Samsung DV300F

Ultra compact

$159

Touch screen Has a touch screen
3D Takes 3D photos
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen

Samsung TL500 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

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
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Aperture Much narrower aperture
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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