Samsung NX100
Mirrorless Camera
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Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Samsung NX100
Best price
$504
- 17% more battery life 420 shots vs 360 shots
- Significantly larger image sensor 365 mm² vs 225 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 614k dots vs 460k dots
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Samsung NX100
What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5
Best price
$239
$239
- Weighs a little bit less than the NX100 11.5 oz vs 14.5 oz
- Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $504
- Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 14.5 MP
- Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
- Newer camera September 2012 vs September 2010
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
- Viewscreen flips out NX100 does not have a flip out viewscreen
- Has HDR on-board NX100 does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture NX100 does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities NX100 does not have 3D
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Olympus E-PL5
What the Samsung NX100 and Olympus E-PL5 have in common
- Similar Body sizes 18 in³ vs 17 in³
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Samsung NX100 and the Olympus E-PL5
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi