Olympus E-520 vs Samsung NX500

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus E-520 and Samsung NX500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and NX500 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-520 was released 7 years before the NX500 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-520 matches up vs the NX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 & Samsung NX500. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 comes with outer measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has sizing of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-520 and Samsung NX500 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-520 versus the NX500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and NX500 is 68 and 87 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specifications. The graphic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and NX500.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-520 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Samsung NX500 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 18 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.