Olympus E-M10 II vs Samsung NX300M

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-M10 II vs Samsung NX300M, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by competitors Olympus and Samsung. The resolution of the E-M10 II (16MP) and the NX300M (20MP) is fairly well matched but the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and NX300M (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 II was introduced 2 years later than the NX300M and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX300M being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-M10 II scores vs the NX300M with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Samsung NX300M. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Samsung NX300M Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 II has got outside dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX300M has measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 II compared to the NX300M.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 II and NX300M is 82 and 86 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 II and NX300M.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 II with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung NX300M will give more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 II should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.