Olympus E-500 vs Samsung NX30

The following is a complete assessment of the Olympus E-500 vs Samsung NX30, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and NX30 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was manufactured 9 years earlier than the NX30 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-500 scores vs the NX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 and Samsung NX30. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Samsung NX30 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys exterior dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Samsung NX30 has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-500 vs the NX30.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and NX30 is 70 and 75 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by seeing technical specs. The pic here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and NX30.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Samsung NX30 will show more detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.