Olympus E-400 vs Samsung NX500

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-400 versus Samsung NX500, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and NX500 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The E-400 was brought out 9 years before the NX500 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-400 grades against the NX500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Samsung NX500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 has got physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX500 has specifications of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-400 compared to the NX500.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and NX500 is 77 and 87 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing a spec sheet. The pic below might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and NX500.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-400 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Samsung NX500 will render more detail having its extra 18 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.