Olympus 7030 vs Samsung NX1000

Following is a comprehensive review of the Olympus 7030 vs Samsung NX1000, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and NX1000 (20MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and NX1000 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The 7030 was brought out 3 years earlier than the NX1000 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the 7030 grades against the NX1000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7030 and Samsung NX1000. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7030 Gallery and Samsung NX1000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 offers outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Samsung NX1000 has sizing of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the 7030 compared to the NX1000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and NX1000 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes simply by seeing specifications. The image here might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 7030 and NX1000.

Plainly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 7030 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Samsung NX1000 will produce greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged 7030 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.