Olympus FE-45 vs Samsung NX5

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-45 vs Samsung NX5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and NX5 (15MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and NX5 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-45 was brought out 17 months prior to the NX5 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the FE-45 matches up against the NX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 and Samsung NX5. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Samsung NX5 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 has got physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX5 has sizing of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") and a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-45 and the NX5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and NX5 is 95 and 80 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The visual below will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and NX5.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Samsung NX5 will offer you more detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.