Olympus E-P1 vs Samsung WB800F

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-P1 and Samsung WB800F, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and WB800F (16MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and WB800F (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-P1 was announced 4 years before the WB800F which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB800F being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-P1 scores against the WB800F in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Samsung WB800F. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Samsung WB800F Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P1 provides outside measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") along with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Samsung WB800F has proportions of 111mm x 65mm x 22mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-P1 and the WB800F.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P1 and WB800F is 86 and 92 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by researching specifications. The pic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P1 and WB800F.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-P1 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung WB800F will render more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-P1 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.