Olympus E-M5 vs Samsung NX mini

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus E-M5 and Samsung NX mini, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and NX mini (20.5MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and NX mini (1") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was revealed 22 months prior to the NX mini making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX mini being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 grades against the NX mini in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Samsung NX mini. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Samsung NX mini Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 enjoys exterior dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Samsung NX mini has sizing of 110mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 196 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-M5 compared to the NX mini.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and NX mini is 81 and 93 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specs. The photograph below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and NX mini.

As you can plainly see, both cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung NX mini will deliver extra detail because of its extra 4.5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images far more aggressively. The older E-M5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.