Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-1

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-1, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and WG-1 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and WG-1 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was introduced 4 years before the WG-1 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax WG-1 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-410 matches up against the WG-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-410 & Pentax Optio WG-1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Pentax WG-1 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-410 comes with physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Pentax WG-1 has specifications of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-410 compared to the WG-1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and WG-1 is 77 and 93 respectively.

Normally, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes simply by seeing specs. The picture here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-410 and WG-1.

All in all, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-410 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax WG-1 will show more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-410 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.