Olympus SZ-10 vs Samsung NX20

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus SZ-10 versus Samsung NX20, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and NX20 (20MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and NX20 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-10 was announced 14 months prior to the NX20 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the SZ-10 matches up vs the NX20 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Samsung NX20. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Samsung NX20 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-10 has got external measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Samsung NX20 has proportions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-10 vs the NX20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-10 and NX20 is 90 and 83 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-10 and NX20.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SZ-10 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Samsung NX20 will produce more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older SZ-10 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.