Olympus E-520 vs Samsung NX3000

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-520 and Samsung NX3000, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and NX3000 (20MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and NX3000 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The E-520 was unveiled 6 years before the NX3000 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-520 scores vs the NX3000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-520 & Samsung NX3000. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Samsung NX3000 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 features exterior dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX3000 has sizing of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-520 versus the NX3000.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and NX3000 is 68 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and NX3000.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung NX3000 will render greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-520 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.