Olympus Tough-3000 vs Samsung NX20

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus Tough-3000 and Samsung NX20, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and NX20 (20MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and NX20 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The Tough-3000 was released 3 years prior to the NX20 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the Tough-3000 grades vs the NX20 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Samsung NX20. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Samsung NX20 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus Tough-3000 has got outer measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Samsung NX20 has proportions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") having a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus Tough-3000 and Samsung NX20 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the Tough-3000 and the NX20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and NX20 is 94 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The visual underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the Tough-3000 and NX20.

All in all, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Tough-3000 due to its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh tougher and the Samsung NX20 will show greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be behind in sensor innovation.