Samsung NX500 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10
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Megapixels
28.20
16.10
Max. image resolution
6480 x 4320
4608 x 3456
Sensor
Sensor type
CMOS
CMOS
Sensor size
23.5 x 15.7 mm
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Sensor size comparison
Sensor size is generally a good indicator of the quality of the camera.
Sensors can vary greatly in size. As a general rule, the bigger the
sensor, the better the image quality.
Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
Actual sensor size
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Surface area:
| 368.95 mm² | vs | 224.90 mm² |
Difference: 144.05 mm² (64%)
NX500 sensor is approx. 1.64x bigger than OM-D E-M10 sensor.
Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.
The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered.
The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.
Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Relative pixel sizes:
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Pixel area difference: 0.96 µm² (7%)
A pixel on Olympus OM-D E-M10 sensor is approx. 7% bigger than a pixel on Samsung NX500.
Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one
square cm of the sensor.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
To learn about the accuracy of these numbers,
click here.
Specs
Samsung NX500
Olympus OM-D E-M10
Total megapixels
30.70
17.20
Effective megapixels
28.20
16.10
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 100 - 25600
Auto, 200 - 25600
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
30 sec
60 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/6000 sec
1/4000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
None
Electronic
White balance presets
7
7
Screen size
3"
3"
Screen resolution
1,036,000 dots
1,037,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
4096x2160 (24p)
1920x1080 (30p)
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Rechargeable Battery BP1130
BLS-5 Li-ion battery
Weight
286 g
396 g
Dimensions
119.3 x 63.5 x 43.1 mm
119.1 x 82.3 x 45.9 mm
Year
2015
2014
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Diagonal
Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:
where w = sensor width and h = sensor height
| Diagonal = √ | w² + h² |
Samsung NX500 diagonal
w = 23.50 mm
h = 15.70 mm
h = 15.70 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 23.50² + 15.70² | = 28.26 mm |
Olympus OM-D E-M10 diagonal
w = 17.30 mm
h = 13.00 mm
h = 13.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 17.30² + 13.00² | = 21.64 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
NX500 sensor area
Width = 23.50 mm
Height = 15.70 mm
Surface area = 23.50 × 15.70 = 368.95 mm²
Height = 15.70 mm
Surface area = 23.50 × 15.70 = 368.95 mm²
OM-D E-M10 sensor area
Width = 17.30 mm
Height = 13.00 mm
Surface area = 17.30 × 13.00 = 224.90 mm²
Height = 13.00 mm
Surface area = 17.30 × 13.00 = 224.90 mm²
Pixel pitch
Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the
next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:
| Pixel pitch = | sensor width in mm | × 1000 |
| sensor resolution width in pixels |
NX500 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 23.50 mm
Sensor resolution width = 6504 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 6504 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 23.50 | × 1000 | = 3.61 µm |
| 6504 |
OM-D E-M10 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 17.30 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4627 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4627 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 17.30 | × 1000 | = 3.74 µm |
| 4627 |
Pixel area
The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
Pixel area = pixel pitch²
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
| Pixel area = | sensor surface area in mm² |
| effective megapixels |
NX500 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 3.61 µm
Pixel area = 3.61² = 13.03 µm²
Pixel area = 3.61² = 13.03 µm²
OM-D E-M10 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 3.74 µm
Pixel area = 3.74² = 13.99 µm²
Pixel area = 3.74² = 13.99 µm²
Pixel density
Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:
One could also use this formula:
| Pixel density = ( | sensor resolution width in pixels | )² / 1000000 |
| sensor width in cm |
One could also use this formula:
| Pixel density = | effective megapixels × 1000000 | / 10000 |
| sensor surface area in mm² |
NX500 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 6504 pixels
Sensor width = 2.35 cm
Pixel density = (6504 / 2.35)² / 1000000 = 7.66 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 2.35 cm
Pixel density = (6504 / 2.35)² / 1000000 = 7.66 MP/cm²
OM-D E-M10 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4627 pixels
Sensor width = 1.73 cm
Pixel density = (4627 / 1.73)² / 1000000 = 7.15 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 1.73 cm
Pixel density = (4627 / 1.73)² / 1000000 = 7.15 MP/cm²
Sensor resolution
Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher
than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications.
Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula.
For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.
1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.
2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:
Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.
2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
| (X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000 → |
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Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
NX500 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 23.50 mm
Sensor height = 15.70 mm
Effective megapixels = 28.20
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 4336 × 1.5 = 6504
Resolution vertical: X = 4336
Sensor resolution = 6504 x 4336
Sensor height = 15.70 mm
Effective megapixels = 28.20
| r = 23.50/15.70 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 4336
Sensor resolution = 6504 x 4336
OM-D E-M10 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 17.30 mm
Sensor height = 13.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3479 × 1.33 = 4627
Resolution vertical: X = 3479
Sensor resolution = 4627 x 3479
Sensor height = 13.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.10
| r = 17.30/13.00 = 1.33 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3479
Sensor resolution = 4627 x 3479
Crop factor
Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal
of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.
| Crop factor = | 43.27 mm |
| sensor diagonal in mm |
NX500 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 28.26 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.53 |
| 28.26 |
OM-D E-M10 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 21.64 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 2 |
| 21.64 |
35 mm equivalent aperture
Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture
with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).
NX500 equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Samsung NX500, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Samsung NX500 is 1.53
Crop factor for Samsung NX500 is 1.53
OM-D E-M10 equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Olympus OM-D E-M10, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Olympus OM-D E-M10 is 2
Crop factor for Olympus OM-D E-M10 is 2
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