Olympus FE-4000 vs Samsung GX-10

Let's look more closely at the Olympus FE-4000 vs Samsung GX-10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. The sensor resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the GX-10 (10MP) is pretty close but the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and GX-10 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The FE-4000 was brought out 2 years later than the GX-10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FE-4000 scores vs the GX-10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 & Samsung GX-10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Samsung GX-10 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4000 offers outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Samsung GX-10 has specifications of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-4000 against the GX-10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and GX-10 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and GX-10.

To sum up, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus FE-4000 will result in extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher FE-4000 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.