Olympus E-620 vs Samsung NX30

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-620 and Samsung NX30, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and NX30 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The E-620 was brought out 5 years earlier than the NX30 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-620 matches up vs the NX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 and Samsung NX30. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Samsung NX30 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-620 enjoys physical measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX30 has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") with a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-620 vs the NX30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and NX30 is 71 and 75 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to see the difference in sensor dimensions merely by researching technical specs. The picture underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and NX30.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-620 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung NX30 will render greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-620 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.