Olympus VH-515 vs Samsung GX-20

The following is a complete review of the Olympus VH-515 vs Samsung GX-20, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Samsung. The sensor resolution of the VH-515 (12MP) and the GX-20 (15MP) is pretty comparable but the VH-515 (1/2.3") and GX-20 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The VH-515 was announced 4 years after the GX-20 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-20 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the VH-515 matches up vs the GX-20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 and Samsung GX-20. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Samsung GX-20 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus VH-515 has outside measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Samsung GX-20 has proportions of 142mm x 101mm x 72mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the VH-515 against the GX-20.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and GX-20 is 95 and 58 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions only by going through a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VH-515 and GX-20.

Clearly, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VH-515 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung GX-20 will provide extra detail with its extra 3MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern VH-515 should have an edge in sensor innovation.