Olympus E-400 vs Samsung NX100

In this article, we are reviewing the Olympus E-400 vs Samsung NX100, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and NX100 (15MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and NX100 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The E-400 was manufactured 5 years prior to the NX100 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung NX100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-400 scores against the NX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Samsung NX100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Samsung NX100 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 comes with external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Samsung NX100 has dimensions of 120mm x 71mm x 35mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") along with a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the E-400 compared to the NX100.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and NX100 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes just by checking out technical specs. The picture here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and NX100.

As you have seen, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-400 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Samsung NX100 will show more detail due to its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be behind in sensor innovation.