Olympus VR-330 vs Samsung NX500

Let's look more closely at the Olympus VR-330 vs Samsung NX500, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The VR-330 was manufactured 5 years prior to the NX500 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the VR-330 matches up versus the NX500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-330 and Samsung NX500. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VR-330 Gallery and Samsung NX500 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-330 provides outside dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Samsung NX500 has measurements of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the VR-330 versus the NX500.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VR-330 and NX500 is 94 and 87 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-330 and NX500.

All in all, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VR-330 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Samsung NX500 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older VR-330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.