Olympus 6000 vs Samsung GX-1L

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus 6000 vs Samsung GX-1L, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and GX-1L (6MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and GX-1L (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 6000 was unveiled 3 years later than the GX-1L and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summary of how the 6000 scores against the GX-1L with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Samsung GX-1L. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Samsung GX-1L Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6000 has outside measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Samsung GX-1L has measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the 6000 versus the GX-1L.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 6000 and GX-1L is 94 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and GX-1L.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 6000 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Olympus 6000 will result in extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The fresher 6000 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.