Both Nikon D80 and Samsung TL500 have 10.0 MP resolution sensors but Nikon D80's sensor is APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) and Samsung TL500's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ).
Since Nikon D80's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Samsung TL500.
Below you can see the D80 and TL500 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D80 has a 9.0x Larger sensor area than Samsung TL500. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Nikon D80 and Samsung TL500 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, D80 has scored 61, 21 points higher than TL500.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D80 |
61 |
22.1 bits |
11.2 Evs |
524 ISO |
Samsung TL500 |
40 |
19.2 bits |
11.1 Evs |
129 ISO |