Olympus E-PL1 vs Samsung NX3000

Samsung NX3000 advantages over Olympus E-PL1

• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 4/3
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  370 vs 290 shots
  Capture more photos
• Newer
  10 years vs 15 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• More dots on screen
  461k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.30 vs 0.95 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  20.3 vs 12.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 28 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  5.2 fps vs 3.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/2000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility