Olympus E-500 vs Samsung NX1000

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-500 versus Samsung NX1000, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and NX1000 (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and NX1000 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was brought out 7 years earlier than the NX1000 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-500 matches up against the NX1000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 and Samsung NX1000. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Samsung NX1000 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 provides external measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Samsung NX1000 has measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-500 versus Samsung NX1000 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-500 and the NX1000.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and NX1000 is 70 and 90 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and NX1000.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-500 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung NX1000 will resolve more detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.