Olympus E-M1X vs Samsung NX11

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus E-M1X vs Samsung NX11, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-M1X (20MP) and NX11 (15MP) and the E-M1X (Four Thirds) and NX11 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1X was unveiled 8 years later than the NX11 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-M1X matches up versus the NX11 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1X & Samsung NX11. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1X Gallery & Samsung NX11 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1X provides physical measurements of 144mm x 147mm x 75mm (5.7" x 5.8" x 3.0") having a weight of 997 grams (2.20 lbs) while the Samsung NX11 has dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M1X versus the NX11.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1X and NX11 is 54 and 80 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1X and NX11.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M1X using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Olympus E-M1X will render more detail having an extra 5MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M1X should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.