Olympus FE-25 vs Samsung NX300M

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus FE-25 and Samsung NX300M, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and NX300M (20MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and NX300M (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was manufactured 5 years before the NX300M and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung NX300M being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FE-25 scores versus the NX300M in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 and Samsung NX300M. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Samsung NX300M Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-25 enjoys outside measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX300M has proportions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-25 and Samsung NX300M in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FE-25 against the NX300M.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and NX300M is 98 and 86 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and NX300M.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-25 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Samsung NX300M will resolve extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.