Olympus SZ-11 vs Samsung NX300

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus SZ-11 and Samsung NX300, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and NX300 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-11 was released 3 years earlier than the NX300 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the SZ-11 scores vs the NX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-11 & Samsung NX300. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Samsung NX300 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-11 features exterior dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Samsung NX300 has sizing of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") along with a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the SZ-11 against the NX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-11 and NX300 is 89 and 86 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-11 and NX300.

As you can see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-11 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX300 will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older SZ-11 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.