Olympus 550WP vs Samsung NX5

Following is a detailed analysis of the Olympus 550WP vs Samsung NX5, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and NX5 (15MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and NX5 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The 550WP was revealed 17 months earlier than the NX5 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the 550WP scores against the NX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Samsung NX5. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Samsung NX5 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 550WP offers 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) while the Samsung NX5 has dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") along with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the 550WP versus the NX5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 550WP and NX5 is 94 and 80 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at technical specs. The image below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 550WP and NX5.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 550WP with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX5 will give more detail because of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged 550WP is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.