Olympus PEN E-PL8 vs Samsung HZ10W

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus PEN E-PL8 and the Samsung HZ10W, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus PEN E-PL8 was introduced in September 2016 and Samsung HZ10W was introduced in May 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus PEN E-PL8 over Samsung HZ10W.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung HZ10W over Olympus PEN E-PL8.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus PEN E-PL8 has a 3.0" Tilting screen with 1,037k dot resolution and Samsung HZ10W has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Olympus PEN E-PL8 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Olympus PEN E-PL8 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Camera does not have a built-in viewfinder but an optional electronic viewfinder can be attached on Olympus PEN E-PL8.

Olympus PEN E-PL8 features a 16.1 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Samsung HZ10W features a 10.2 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

Olympus PEN E-PL8 is equipped with TruePic VII processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3200 x 2400, 1280 x 960 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Samsung HZ10W can take pictures up to 3648 x 2432 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2432, 3648 x 2056, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536,1024 x 768 with 16:9, 4:3, 3:2 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization (3.5 stops of compensation in Olympus PEN E-PL8). On Olympus PEN E-PL8 it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Olympus PEN E-PL8

Olympus PEN E-PL8 has a built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Samsung HZ10W comes with SLB-10A battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Olympus PEN E-PL8 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Samsung HZ10W has a single SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus card slot.

Shutter

Olympus PEN E-PL8 has Computerized focal-plane high-speed mechanical shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Olympus PEN E-PL8, and up to 1/1500 sec on Samsung HZ10W. Olympus PEN E-PL8 can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Olympus PEN E-PL8 ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Olympus PEN E-PL8 and ±2 range on Samsung HZ10W. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus PEN E-PL8 and exposure bracketing on Samsung HZ10W.

Flash

Samsung HZ10W has a built-in flash. Olympus PEN E-PL8 has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe or Wireless connection..

Olympus PEN E-PL8 body has dimensions of 115 x 67 x 38 mm (4.53 x 2.64 x 1.5") and Samsung HZ10W body has dimensions of 105 x 61 x 37 mm (4.13 x 2.4 x 1.46"). Olympus PEN E-PL8 weighs 357 g (0.79 lb / 12.59 oz) and Samsung HZ10W weighs 249 g (0.55 lb / 8.78 oz).

Olympus PEN E-PL8

Samsung HZ10W

115 mm

67 mm

105 mm

61 mm

67 mm

61 mm

38 mm

37 mm