Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung NX300

The following is a complete assessment of the Olympus XZ-10 and Samsung NX300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and NX300 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was brought out 9 months prior to the NX300 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the XZ-10 scores vs the NX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Samsung NX300. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Samsung NX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-10 has got physical dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Samsung NX300 has sizing of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the XZ-10 and the NX300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and NX300 is 91 and 86 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through specifications. The picture below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and NX300.

To sum up, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Samsung NX300 will give you more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged XZ-10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.