Olympus FE-4000 vs Samsung NX300

The following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Samsung NX300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and NX300 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4000 was released 5 years prior to the NX300 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FE-4000 grades versus the NX300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 & Samsung NX300. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Samsung NX300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 has got outer measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Samsung NX300 has sizing of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FE-4000 against the NX300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4000 and NX300 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by researching specs. The picture below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and NX300.

All in all, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4000 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Samsung NX300 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 will be behind in sensor tech.