Olympus E-30 vs Samsung NX500

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-30 vs Samsung NX500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and NX500 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was released 6 years earlier than the NX500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-30 matches up vs the NX500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Samsung NX500. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 features physical measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX500 has sizing of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-30 vs the NX500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and NX500 is 60 and 87 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The visual below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and NX500.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-30 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Samsung NX500 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.