Olympus E-410 vs Olympus VG-160

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-410 vs Olympus VG-160, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both sold by Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and VG-160 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and VG-160 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was brought out 5 years before the VG-160 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-410 matches up versus the VG-160 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-410 & Olympus VG-160. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 enjoys outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus VG-160 has sizing of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-410 and the VG-160.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and VG-160 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking specifications. The pic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and VG-160.

Plainly, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-410 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus VG-160 will resolve greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.