Olympus E-1 vs Samsung NX20

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-1 versus Samsung NX20, one being a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and NX20 (20MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and NX20 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-1 was revealed 9 years prior to the NX20 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the E-1 grades vs the NX20 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-1 and Samsung NX20. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-1 Gallery and Samsung NX20 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-1 provides external dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX20 has proportions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs).

See the Olympus E-1 versus Samsung NX20 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-1 versus the NX20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-1 and NX20 is 59 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The graphic below might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-1 and NX20.

All in all, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-1 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung NX20 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.