Olympus 6000 vs Samsung NX10

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus 6000 and Samsung NX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and NX10 (15MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and NX10 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The 6000 was unveiled 9 months prior to the NX10 so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the 6000 grades vs the NX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Samsung NX10. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Samsung NX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 6000 features physical measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Samsung NX10 has sizing of 123mm x 87mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 1.6") having a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the 6000 vs the NX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6000 and NX10 is 94 and 80 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The graphic here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and NX10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 6000 using its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Samsung NX10 will resolve extra detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind in sensor technology.