Nikon L19 vs Olympus VH-410

Its time to look a little more closely at the Nikon L19 and Olympus VH-410, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the L19 (8MP) and VH-410 (16MP) and the L19 (1/2.5") and VH-410 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The L19 was launched 4 years before the VH-410 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the L19 matches up versus the VH-410 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix L19 & Olympus VH-410. The complete galleries are available at Nikon L19 Gallery & Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon L19 provides outside measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Olympus VH-410 has proportions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the L19 versus the VH-410.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the L19 and VH-410 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes simply by looking at specs. The pic below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the L19 and VH-410.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The L19 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Olympus VH-410 will give more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged L19 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.