Olympus E-500 vs Samsung Galaxy NX

Here is a in-depth analysis of the Olympus E-500 and Samsung Galaxy NX, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and Galaxy NX (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and Galaxy NX (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-500 was manufactured 8 years before the Galaxy NX and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-500 scores vs the Galaxy NX in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Samsung Galaxy NX. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys physical measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Samsung Galaxy NX has dimensions of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") with a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the E-500 compared to the Galaxy NX.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and Galaxy NX is 70 and 82 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to see the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through technical specs. The photograph here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and Galaxy NX.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-500 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung Galaxy NX will give more detail due to its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.