Samsung WB800F
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Samsung WB850
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Samsung WB800F

Best price $400
  • Smaller body size 9 in³ vs 10 in³
  • 70% more battery life 340 shots vs 200 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $400 vs $486
  • Newer camera January 2013 vs May 2012

What’s good about the Samsung WB850F

Best price
$486
  • Weighs a little bit less than the WB800F 7.99 oz vs 10.58 oz
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
  • Has GPS location tagging WB800F does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board WB800F does not have HDR
  • Has 3D capture capabilities WB800F does not have 3D

What the Samsung WB800F and Samsung WB850 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.3 MP vs 16.2 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • The same maximum ISO setting 3200 ISO
  • Similar optical zoom range 21.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 4 seconds
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • Wi-Fi

What’s missing from both the Samsung WB800F and the Samsung WB850

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen

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