Olympus E-M10 IV vs Samsung NX1

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus E-M10 IV and Samsung NX1, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and NX1 (28MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and NX1 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was introduced 5 years later than the NX1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M10 IV grades vs the NX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and Samsung NX1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery and Samsung NX1 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 IV has external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Samsung NX1 has sizing of 139mm x 102mm x 66mm (5.5" x 4.0" x 2.6") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M10 IV and Samsung NX1 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 IV compared to the NX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and NX1 is 81 and 66 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The photograph here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and NX1.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung NX1 will offer more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger E-M10 IV is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.