Olympus 550WP vs Samsung NX300M

Below is a extensive overview of the Olympus 550WP vs Samsung NX300M, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and NX300M (20MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and NX300M (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The 550WP was launched 5 years before the NX300M and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300M being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the 550WP scores vs the NX300M in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Samsung NX300M. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Samsung NX300M Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 550WP provides external dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX300M has dimensions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 550WP vs Samsung NX300M in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the 550WP vs the NX300M.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the 550WP and NX300M is 94 and 86 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 550WP and NX300M.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 550WP because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung NX300M will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older 550WP is going to be behind in sensor innovation.