Samsung ST6500 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Samsung ST6500 good for Carrying Everywhere?

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Samsung ST6500 Carrying Everywhere Score

POOR

Samsung ST6500 has a score of 31 for Daily Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
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Samsung ST6500 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Compact Body

Compact body of Samsung ST6500 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.

Body Thickness 19mm

With a thickness of only19mm,Samsung ST6500 is small as it could get.

5.0X Optical Zoom

A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.

Small 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm) sensor

Samsung ST6500's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Samsung ST6500 Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Fujifilm XQ1 Compare ST6500 vs XQ1	12 MP \| 2/3" CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #438 Rank in Compact Cameras: #42
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2 Compare ST6500 vs XQ2	12 MP \| 2/3" CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #437 Rank in Compact Cameras: #48
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-870 Compare ST6500 vs TG-870	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #502 Rank in Compact Cameras: #67
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP130 Compare ST6500 vs XP130	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #436 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #49
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-860 Compare ST6500 vs TG-860	16 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 21-105 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #481 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #60
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ1

Fujifilm XQ2

Olympus TG-870

Fujifilm XP130

Olympus TG-860