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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410

Portability
60
Imaging
46
Features
54
Overall
49
Olympus E-30 front
 
Olympus VH-410 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
34
Overall
37

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Key Specs

Olympus E-30
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 695g - 142 x 108 x 75mm
  • Released March 2009
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
  • Revealed August 2012
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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Overview

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Olympus. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and VH-410 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and VH-410 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The E-30 was revealed 4 years prior to the VH-410 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-30 scores versus the VH-410 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-30 over the Olympus VH-410

 E-30 VH-410 
Focus manually Very precise focus
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Reasons to pick Olympus VH-410 over the Olympus E-30

 VH-410 E-30 
RevealedAugust 2012March 2009Newer by 41 months
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kSharper screen (+230k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VH-410

 E-30 VH-410 

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 provides exterior measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Olympus VH-410 has proportions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-30 compared to the VH-410.

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and VH-410 is 60 and 95 respectively.

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through technical specs. The image below will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and VH-410.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus VH-410 will result in extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged E-30 will be behind in sensor tech.

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-30
Portrait photography with Olympus VH-410
59
has manual focus
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports face detection focusing
exports RAW files
resolution not great (12MP)
34
decent megapixels (16MP)
comes with face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-30 as a Street photography camera
Olympus VH-410 as a Street photography camera
72
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
63
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has focus via touch
screen does not articulate
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-30 Sports photography features
Olympus VH-410 Sports photography features
51
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has phase detect AF
low fps (5.0 frames/s)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
not so great battery power (750 CIPA)
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
slow fps (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-30 Travel photography information
Olympus VH-410 Travel photography information
49
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
missing Time Lapse mode
not so great battery power (750 per charge)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
68
has focus via touch
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
pretty wide (26mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-30 Landscape photography factors
Olympus VH-410 Landscape photography factors
52
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
small screen (2.7 inches)
resolution not great (12MP)
not so great battery power (750 shots)
missing Time Lapse mode
43
pretty wide (26mm)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16MP)
lack of manual focus
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
no manual exposure
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-30 Vlogging features
Olympus VH-410 Vlogging features
18
no video recording
32
pretty wide (26mm)
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect focus
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of mic jack
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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-30 and Olympus VH-410
 Olympus E-30Olympus VH-410
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus E-30 Olympus VH-410
Category Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Released 2009-03-24 2012-08-21
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III+ TruePic III+
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4032 x 3024 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 1600
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 11 -
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 26-130mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture - f/2.8-6.5
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Total lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 230 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen technology HyperCrystal II LCD TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 98% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.56x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 4s
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 5.0 frames per second 2.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 13.00 m 4.70 m
Flash options Auto, Manual, Fill, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, Slow sync 2nd curtain, Off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/250s -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1280x720
Video file format - Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 695 grams (1.53 lbs) 152 grams (0.34 lbs)
Dimensions 142 x 108 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 530 not tested
Other
Battery life 750 pictures -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID BLM-1 LI-50B
Self timer Yes (12 or 2 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II) / xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $1,299 $186