Olympus XZ-1 vs Samsung NX200

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 and Samsung NX200, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and NX200 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and NX200 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-1 was announced 13 months earlier than the NX200 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the XZ-1 matches up vs the NX200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus XZ-1 & Samsung NX200. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Samsung NX200 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-1 provides physical dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) while the Samsung NX200 has sizing of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus XZ-1 and Samsung NX200 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the XZ-1 against the NX200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-1 and NX200 is 88 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions just by looking at specs. The picture here may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-1 and NX200.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-1 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Samsung NX200 will give more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.