Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-410

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.

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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.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 & Olympus VH-410. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.