Nikon P300 vs Olympus VH-410

Here, we are contrasting the Nikon P300 and Olympus VH-410, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the P300 (12MP) and VH-410 (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The P300 was announced 14 months prior to the VH-410 making them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the P300 matches up versus the VH-410 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P300 & Olympus VH-410. The whole galleries are available at Nikon P300 Gallery & Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P300 enjoys outside dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 189 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Olympus VH-410 has dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Check out the Nikon P300 and Olympus VH-410 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the P300 against the VH-410.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P300 and VH-410 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The photograph below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the P300 and VH-410.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Olympus VH-410 to result in greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older P300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.