Olympus VH-515 vs Samsung GX-1S

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus VH-515 vs Samsung GX-1S, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and GX-1S (6MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and GX-1S (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The VH-515 was launched 6 years later than the GX-1S and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-1S being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the VH-515 matches up versus the GX-1S with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 & Samsung GX-1S. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Samsung GX-1S Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus VH-515 offers external measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Samsung GX-1S has specifications of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the VH-515 vs the GX-1S.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and GX-1S is 95 and 68 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing just by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the VH-515 and GX-1S.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The VH-515 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Olympus VH-515 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more recent VH-515 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.