Olympus FE-4000 vs Samsung NX1000

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus FE-4000 and Samsung NX1000, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and NX1000 (20MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and NX1000 (APS-C) have totally different sensor size.

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The FE-4000 was brought out 3 years before the NX1000 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the FE-4000 matches up vs the NX1000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 & Samsung NX1000. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Samsung NX1000 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4000 enjoys outer dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Samsung NX1000 has proportions of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-4000 vs the NX1000.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and NX1000 is 95 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching specs. The picture below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and NX1000.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4000 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung NX1000 will result in extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 will be behind in sensor innovation.