Olympus SZ-11 vs Samsung NX3000

Below, we are looking at the Olympus SZ-11 versus Samsung NX3000, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and NX3000 (20MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and NX3000 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-11 was launched 3 years earlier than the NX3000 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the SZ-11 matches up vs the NX3000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-11 & Samsung NX3000. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Samsung NX3000 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-11 features outside dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Samsung NX3000 has specifications of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SZ-11 versus Samsung NX3000 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the SZ-11 against the NX3000.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-11 and NX3000 is 89 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-11 and NX3000.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SZ-11 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Samsung NX3000 will show more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SZ-11 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.