Olympus XZ-1 vs Samsung NX3000

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus XZ-1 vs Samsung NX3000, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and NX3000 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and NX3000 (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-1 was introduced 4 years prior to the NX3000 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief overview of how the XZ-1 scores against the NX3000 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-1 & Samsung NX3000. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Samsung NX3000 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 features outside dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) while the Samsung NX3000 has proportions of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the XZ-1 against the NX3000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and NX3000 is 88 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and NX3000.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Samsung NX3000 will produce greater detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older XZ-1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.