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Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410

Portability
80
Imaging
39
Features
73
Overall
52
Fujifilm X30 front
 
Olympus VH-410 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
34
Overall
37

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Key Specs

Fujifilm X30
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 2/3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-112mm (F2.0-2.8) lens
  • 423g - 119 x 72 x 60mm
  • Launched August 2014
  • Superseded the Fujifilm X20
Olympus VH-410
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 152g - 102 x 60 x 21mm
  • Introduced August 2012
Photography Glossary

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Overview

Below is a extensive comparison of the Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm X30 (12MP) and VH-410 (16MP) and the Fujifilm X30 (2/3") and VH-410 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm X30 was manufactured 2 years later than the VH-410 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the Fujifilm X30 scores against the VH-410 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm X30 over the Olympus VH-410

 Fujifilm X30 VH-410 
IntroducedAugust 2014August 2012More recent by 25 months
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution920k460kCrisper screen (+460k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus VH-410 over the Fujifilm X30

 VH-410 Fujifilm X30 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Fujifilm X30 and Olympus VH-410

 Fujifilm X30 VH-410 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurement
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Fujifilm X30 enjoys external measurements of 119mm x 72mm x 60mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 423 grams (0.93 lbs) while the Olympus VH-410 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the Fujifilm X30 compared to the VH-410.

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm X30 and VH-410 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm X30 and VH-410.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm X30 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus VH-410 will resolve more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The fresher Fujifilm X30 should have an advantage in sensor tech.

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Fujifilm X30
Portrait photography with Olympus VH-410
47
has manual focus
features face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (2/3")
34
MP count decent (16MP)
includes face detect autofocus
focusing manually not possible
manual exposure not available
can't use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm X30 Street photography advice
Olympus VH-410 Street photography advice
64
screen tilts
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
very small sensor size (2/3")
more heavy than competitors in class (423g)
63
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers touch to focus
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Fujifilm X30
Sports photography with Olympus VH-410
52
image stabilization (Optical)
features tracking focus
better than average battery (470 per charge)
has phase detect autofocus
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (2/3")
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (16MP)
includes tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames/s)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Fujifilm X30
Travel photography with Olympus VH-410
62
better than average battery (470 CIPA)
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
very good maximum aperture (f2.0)
more heavy than competitors in class (423g)
low MP (12MP)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
68
offers touch to focus
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (26mm)
missing Timelapse recording
does not have a selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm X30 Landscape photography features
Olympus VH-410 Landscape photography features
58
has manual focus
quite wide (28mm)
very good maximum aperture (f2.0)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
better than average battery (470 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor size (2/3")
43
rather wide (26mm)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
manual exposure not available
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm X30 as a Vlogging camera
Olympus VH-410 as a Vlogging camera
34
quite wide (28mm)
very good maximum aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
has microphone port
doesn't have selfie friendly display
more heavy than competitors in class (423g)
32
rather wide (26mm)
touchscreen capability
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detect autofocus
slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing microphone support
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Fujifilm X30 vs Olympus VH-410 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm X30 and Olympus VH-410
 Fujifilm X30Olympus VH-410
General Information
Brand Name FujiFilm Olympus
Model Fujifilm X30 Olympus VH-410
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2014-08-26 2012-08-21
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip EXR Processor II TruePic III+
Sensor type CMOS X-TRANS II CCD
Sensor size 2/3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 8.8 x 6.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 58.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 12800 1600
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 49 -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-112mm (4.0x) 26-130mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.0-2.8 f/2.8-6.5
Macro focus distance 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 4.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 920 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,360 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.65x -
Features
Min shutter speed 30s 4s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter rate 12.0fps 2.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 7.00 m 4.70 m
Flash settings Auto, forced flash, slow synchro, commander, suppressed flash Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p/50p/30p/25/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/50p/30p/25/24p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 423 grams (0.93 pounds) 152 grams (0.34 pounds)
Dimensions 119 x 72 x 60mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 2.4") 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 470 photographs -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-95 LI-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots One One
Launch pricing $499 $186